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Location
Hot Springs, AR
Start Date
6-4-2003 12:00 AM
Description
The discipline of wildlife damage management, under the broader umbrella of wildlife management, is an evolving field; techniques change and the social and political atmosphere that influences our actions is shifting constantly. As time /money constraints pinch tighter into the education system, it is imperative that we pool resources and expertise. Many schools are doing that already and this paper provides a synopsis of those efforts and addresses some of the concerns about not having a wildlife damage course. I sent out an email questionnaire to all state wildlife specialists and received responses from 24. The questionnaire focused on their involvement with education in WDM for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Results indicate that courses in WDM can serve as a paradigm for team teaching by using teaching faculty, extension specialists and Wildlife Services biologists.
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, J. B. (2003). Educating students about wildlife damage management: A cooperative venture between academics and extension at a land grant university. In Fagerstone, K.A. & Witmer, G.W. (Eds.), The Tenth Wildlife Damage Management Conference (187-190). Hot Springs, AR: National Wildlife Research Center.
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Educating Students About Wildlife Damage Management: A Cooperative Venture Between Academics and Extension at a Land Grant University
Hot Springs, AR
The discipline of wildlife damage management, under the broader umbrella of wildlife management, is an evolving field; techniques change and the social and political atmosphere that influences our actions is shifting constantly. As time /money constraints pinch tighter into the education system, it is imperative that we pool resources and expertise. Many schools are doing that already and this paper provides a synopsis of those efforts and addresses some of the concerns about not having a wildlife damage course. I sent out an email questionnaire to all state wildlife specialists and received responses from 24. The questionnaire focused on their involvement with education in WDM for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Results indicate that courses in WDM can serve as a paradigm for team teaching by using teaching faculty, extension specialists and Wildlife Services biologists.