Course Description

The wildlife techniques field camp is an off-campus field practicum that exposes students to a variety of field and molecular techniques used in contemporary wildlife research and management and provides opportunities for students to apply these techniques in a field setting

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to complete an additional assignment related to topics covered in the course.

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Athena Title

Wildlife Techniques Field Camp

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be offered during Maymester at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory as an intensive two-week lecture and lab field course.

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Undergraduate Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Graduate Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered summer semester every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• By the end of this course, students should be able to describe and implement common invasive and non-invasive methods of capturing, handling, and sampling wildlife populations.
• By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of wildlife sampling procedures, study design, and population monitoring techniques.
• By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how non-invasive tools can be used to address a variety of questions in wildlife ecology and conservation.

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Topical Outline

• Live-capture, handling, and radio-marking wild mammals
• Chemical immobilization techniques and application
• Red-Cockaded woodpecker management
• Non-invasive sampling of carnivores
• Ecology and management of wild pigs
• Amphibian sampling design
• Use of radio-telemetry equipment and analysis of telemetry data to monitor animal movements

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