Introduction

History of wildlife management

Data basics

In-lab assignment

Homework, Generating random samples: example

Wildlife law

Population dynamics

Sampling

Pre-lab reading, spreadsheet shell, lab 2 notes

Population growth models

More on population growth

Growth models (geometric)

Pre-lab reading, spreadsheet shell

Catch-up or review

Exam I key

Growth models (logistic)

Pre-lab reading, spreadsheet shell

Life tables

More on life tables

Cemetery life tables (depending on weather)

Example data, Massachusetts data

Population estimation

More on population estimation

Squirrel index (depending on snow conditions)

Pooch Loop trail map

Spring Break

Harvest theory/MSY

Harvest management

Population estimation

Chapter 10

Exam II

Hunting values

Creamer's trip

Chapter 14

Seaton thesis

Habitat

Feeding and nutrition

Habitat selection: Edge effects and ecological traps, spreadsheet

Chapters 13, 16

Predation

8 April: No class--Wildlife Society meeting

Predation, spreadsheet

For homework, answer questions 1-10 but when answering #6 only answer the first of the 3 questions. For questions 7, 8, 9 (that ask you to answer questions 1-5 again under different scenarios, only answer the first question in #6--you do not need to provide answers to #1-5 but you will still need to consider them to answer #6)

Presentation outlines due

Exotics and nuisance wildlife

Trapping

Management of hunting

Review

Exam III

Wildlife species quiz; review