Wildlife Biology and Field Techniques Courses

These hands-on field and laboratory courses increase skills in the sampling, measuring, and health assessment of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife to manage and sustain species. Training includes techniques for identifying and monitoring species of birds, bats, small mammals, and herpetiles.

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Pollinator Field Sampling and Laboratory Techniques
Target Audience:  

Field biologists performing pollinator surveys and/or managing pollinator habitats.  

Summary and Objectives:  

This field-based course provides a general overview of pollinator survey techniques. Participants will learn various...

Introduction to Conservation Genetics
Target Audience:  

All employees.  

Summary and Objectives:  

This course is designed to familiarize you with a number of the basic terms and concepts used in the field of conservation genetics. It can serve either as an introductory genetics class...

Fundamentals of Bird Banding (Passerines)
Target Audience:

Anyone who requires basic training in leg-banding of Passerine (perching) birds.

Summary and Objectives:

Bird banding is a universal and indispensable technique for studying the movement, survival and behavior of birds. The North American Bird Banding Program is...

Evaluating Acoustic Bat Surveys for ESA Compliance
Target Audience:

Natural resource professionals monitoring wild bat populations or interpreting acoustic monitoring data coming in from the field.

Summary and Objectives:

This course will cover the basics of how to properly evaluate acoustic data and reports from wild bat surveys...

Environmental DNA: Study Design, Implementation, and Application
Target Audience:

Resource professionals who work directly with eDNA in the field or lab or those who apply eDNA data for the management of plant or animal populations, especially those in aquatic habitats.

Summary and Objectives:

This course provides resource professionals at...

Conservation Biology and Modeling
Target Audience:

Federal employees and graduate students engaged in natural resources conservation who wish to apply conservation biology and modeling principles to improve the management of natural resources. This course builds skills in the Biological Planning and Conservation Design...

Basic Bird Biology
Target Audience:

Individuals who interact with the public and would like to be able to answer basic bird ecology questions, specifically U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees who engage with the public and have little or no bird ecology experience. Individuals who would benefit from this...

Applied Landscape Scale Conservation Biology (Online)
Target Audience:

Anyone who wants a core understanding of conservation biology and landscape ecology and their application to conservation planning.

Summary and Objectives:

This course provides participants with a foundation in the conservation biology and landscape ecology...

Applied Landscape-Scale Conservation Biology
Target Audience:

Anyone who wants a core understanding of conservation biology and landscape ecology and their application to conservation planning.

Summary and Objectives:

This course provides participants with a foundation in the conservation biology and landscape ecology...

Applied Conservation Genetics
Target Audience:

Resource professionals that utilize applied conservation genetic information to evaluate populations/species and make management decisions. This course is designed to provide professionals at all levels with the background and tools needed to evaluate issues from the listing...

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