Instruction Set 1
Learning Strategies The advantages of learning at home; types of study materials; types of examinations; accessing and using the features of our website; determining what kind of learner you are; establishing a study schedule; using study tips; preparing for and taking examinations.
Conservation: People, Animals, and Habitat Fire detection; government agency and private industry; Internet references; optional Internet activity.
Instruction Set 2
Wildlife Management: Upland Birds Reproduction; trapping and transporting; stocking; description of upland families.
Wildlife Management: Waterfowl Basic waterfowl biology; population management and monitoring; optional Internet activity.
Reference: Neotropical Bird Migration
Instruction Set 3
Wildlife Management: Small Mammals, Part 1
Wildlife Management: Small Mammals, Part 2 Principles and rationale of small mammal management; common factors; employment opportunities; optional Internet activity.
Instruction Set 4
Wildlife Management: Large Mammals, Part 1
Wildlife Management: Large Mammals, Part 2 Management principles, goals, and techniques; population dynamics; wildlife lands; improving habitat; expectations for the future; classification.
Wildlife Management: Predators Predator/prey systems; predator management; legalities; needs and applications in wildlife and livestock contexts; optional Internet activity.
Park Management Private parks and recreational facilities; operation of parks; optional Internet activity.
Reference: National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar North American Mammals
Instruction Set 5
Rangelands Management Range monitoring and inventory; stocking rates; grazing methods; manipulation of range vegetation; erosion; optional Internet activity.
Forest Management, Part 1
Forest Management, Part 2 Urban forests; job descriptions; forest ecology; regeneration methods; management plans; forest management agencies; optional Internet activity.
Forest Protection Forest health issues, including, deforestation and over-harvesting; fire ecology; optional Internet activity.
Reference: Peterson First Guide to Birds of North America
Instruction Set 6
Cold Water Fish Management Provision and improvement of cold water fish habitats; stocking; habitat rehabilitation and improvement; implementing appropriate fish regulations; optional Internet activity.
Warm Water Fish Management Stocking methods; stocking to change existing population; management of wild fish populations and their habitat; age determination; collecting and using measurement data; careers in fish management; optional Internet activity.
Aquaculture Raising fish for stocking in the wild and for consumption.
Reference: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fish, Whales, and Dolphins
Instruction Set 7
International Conservation Issues Particular issues of concern to countries other than the United States.
Safety in the Field Safety; basic field equipment.
Wildlife Law Enforcement Protecting wildlife through law; the enforcer's role; state and Federal laws; rights of private citizens; types of violations; evidence; search and arrest; testimony.
Textbook: Wildlife Law Enforcement
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