Principles of Wildlife Ecology Management

Learn about the biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms, habitats, niches, generalists, specialists, biotic and abiotic factors in this video!

What is the discipline of Wildlife Biology and how is it represented? Hopefully I can answer these questions and shed some light on this wonderful branch of environmental science!

A huge to thank you to my friend, Joanna Daniel, for helping me film and being my creative director throughout this process. Couldn't have done it without ya!

Major in wildlife ecology and conservation at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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In this video we talk to 3 wildlife management professionals: David Shepherdson and Michelle Schireman of the Oregon Zoo, and Nicole Stevens of the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Services as they release captive reared western pond turtles into the Columbia River Gorge.

A career in Wildlife Management can be tough to get into but can be very rewarding. Fish and Wildlife, zoos and aquariums, and non-profit organizations are the key organizations that hire Wildlife management professionals.

Oregon State University has online degrees in:

Fish and wildlife

Environmental Sciences

Natural Resource Management

Jenniffer Bakke shows what it's like to work as a wildlife biologist with a forest management company in Independence, Ore. She spends a lot of time in the woods and keeps track of wildlife on the company's land. She helps make sure a timber harvest or other work is done in a way that minimizes harm to wildlife habitat.

(Part of the Find Your Path series created by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.)

Conservation and management go hand in hand. Without the conservation of natural resources and habitats, we might not have sustainable wildlife populations to manage today. Conservation practices and projects have been around for many years and thanks to them, we are able to enjoy the opportunity to harvest multiple deer a year or 6 ducks a day during waterfowl season. This week on The Management Advantage, we take a look at how conservation plays a role in wildlife management and a way companies can protect the environment while still completing the job at hand.

New South Access and Environmental Solutions is a great example of current day conservation. They offer access solutions and construction matting for environmentally sensitive areas. Companies in new construction or infrastructure repair or improvement often need the ability to access wetland areas that are not only home to many types of wildlife, but also impossible to travel through without some sort of access solution. New South's use of the Emtek Air Bridge Access System provides the access needed to the wettest areas, but still protects it. The matting spreads the weight of heavy equipment over a large area limiting the footprint left after the project is completed. The design distributes weight horizontally and vertically. Even with heavy equipment utilizing the mats, the pounds per square inch on the environment is less than that of a human.

New South Access and Environmental Solutions provides matting for all types of environments. In one of their latest projects in Minnesota, they supplied a local power company with three different tiers of matting solutions dependent upon the conditions of the marsh. This variety of access solutions saves their clients money, but doesn't sacrifice the preservation of the environment allowing them to return to their natural beauty and utilization by wildlife.

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In late February of this year, 30 students undertaking undergraduate study in HE took part in a two week Experiential Field Course.

Students studying FdSc Zoo Management and FdSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare and BSc Wildlife Conservation and Ecology and BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare travelled to the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana to enhance their field techniques and study pertinent conservation issues within Africa.

Working closely with our partner organisations in Botswana, students conducted an inventory of species observed during their stay; in total cataloguing close to 300 species of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians. The video footage presented here has been provided by the students and documents their experience.

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- This section covers the relationship between organisms and their environment. It also covers the Levels of Organization and symbiotic relationships.

Find out why a degree in from the University of Florida's Wildlife Ecology and Conservation could be right for you!

Whitetails need food, water, and cover. In order to attract mature whitetails to your property, these needs can be met in a variety of different ways. Food plots, native vegetation, warm season grasses, and wildlife openings are all ways to meet the needs of whitetails which will attract and hold more deer on your property. At Drumming Log Wildlife Management, we offer consulting services to help unlock the full potential of your hunting property. With over 12 years of wildlife consulting experience we are here to guide you every step of the way.

This is a brief review of the history of wildlife legislation. It is not intended to be complete, but rather an overview to understand how we got to where we are today. This is intended for my Wildlife Management class. You are welcome to use the video for your own teaching, but please let me know ([email protected]). I'ld love to know if it is being used!

My name is Greg Yarrow and I am a professor of wildlife ecology at Clemson University. Wildlife in general are a bio-indicator of environmental health; they indicate the quality of our own environment.
We have a variety of projects ongoing right now that address conservation issues related to wildlife, as well as conflicts with wildlife. We have one project in Assam, India that looks at human-elephant conflict and we're trying to come up with a method where the two can coexist.
Closer to home, we have a project around Cape Romain where mink populations are thought to pose a threat to endangered shore birds. We're looking at impacts that these mink might have and trying to balance the conservation issues, while at the same time we want to provide suitable habitat for mink.
We also have a project in Winyah Bay that is investigating the impact of coyotes on native wildlife. We've found that coyotes are fairly new to South Carolina and we have coyotes in every county of the state. Now they are on the barrier islands and they are threatening endangered species.
I also have several students working on the Clemson Forest and looking at ways that landowners can integrate wildlife conservation considerations into managed forests.
There is a tremendous amount of work being done in the area of wildlife management and ecology. It is very fulfilling to see students become engaged and leave Clemson and make a difference in conservation.

Wildlife biologists study animals and other wildlife and how they interact with their environment. Learn about what it takes to be a wildlife biologist and how to protect our wildlife.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Ecological Services Program provides national leadership for the conservation of species and the habitats on which they depend, including species protected by the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Coastal Barrier Resources Protection Act, the Clean Water Act and more. Through leadership in conserving coastal areas and wetlands, restoring natural resources injured by hazardous substances, environmental reviews of federal projects, listing and recovery of candidate, threatened, and endangered species, and management of decision support and mapping tools, the Ecological Services Program works closely with our partners to conserve the nation's fish, wildlife, plans and habitat.

Aldo Lepold, A Sand County Almanac and Climate Change

This video will provide an overview of conservation ecology. Conservation ecology is described as “the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth’s biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.” Topics such as why conservation ecology is important, significant vocabulary, and numerous examples will be described in this video.

Ever wondered what it would have been like to be sealed in the miniature world of Biosphere 2? Take a our of this scientific experiment in the Arizona desert.

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Our academics and students give you an insight into what it's like to study BSc (Hons) Ecology and Wildlife Conservation at BU.

We are a group of avid outdoorsmen whose goal is to conserve and protect ALL wildlife and to ensure their existence and sustainability for generations to come. Through collaborative efforts with government and private agencies and entities we believe that we can make a permanent impact that will be the model for other groups to utilize in their efforts toward conservation. We appreciate level-headed and constructive input so please share your thoughts and ideas! For more information please visit us online or on Facebook.

Mr. Judd covers ecology, abiotic factors, biotic factors, niche, habitat, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere, decomposers, autotrophs, heterotrophs, symbiosis, mutualism, parasitism, commensalism, and competition.

This video will introduce viewers to the basics of stream ecology - that is, the connection between us and streams.

- This section covers the relationship between organisms and their environment. It also covers the Levels of Organization and symbiotic relationships.

The Wildlife Trusts: 100 years of nature conservation is a documentary film telling the story of The Wildlife Trusts. From its inception as the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves in 1912 under the leadership of Charles Rothschild, to the birth of the local conservation movement after WWII, through its dramatic growth in the 1960s to the present day.

The film visits locations such as Skomer, Loch of the Lowes, Brockholes, Flamborough Head, Woodwalton Fen and Ballynahone Bog. It also uses archive footage from Trusts, the BBC and other sources. Interviewees include Sir David Attenborough, Prof Aubrey Manning, Simon King, Ted Smith, Stephanie Hilborne, Hilary Benn MP and trustees, staff and volunteers from around the Trusts. The film is narrated by the actor Sam West, directed by Sarah Pitt and produced by Environment Films.

Many Wildlife Trusts are showing the full hour-long film at local 'our history' screenings.

Our staff biologists are committed to the safety of passengers, aircraft, and the many birds that live in or migrate through the region. Learn more about our 365-days-per-year program by watching the video, reviewing our guidelines for best practices around Portland International Airport, or contacting us for more information.

Jim Mullan - Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
Presented at Maryland Woodland Stewards training, May 2013

Presented at the National Firewood Workshop April 21 2016, Western Maryland Research & Education Center (Keedysville MD). Speaker: Harry Watt, North Carolina State University

Things you can do to make your property a better habitat for wildlife.

Presented at the National Firewood Workshop April 21 2016, Western Maryland Research & Education Center (Keedysville MD). Speaker: Jonathan Kays, University of Maryland Extension

Presented at the National Firewood Workshop April 21 2016, Western Maryland Research & Education Center (Keedysville MD). Speaker: Harry Watt, North Carolina State University

Issues in environmental biology

Gambella - Ethiopia's wet western most region - shelters an important wildlife population. Livelihood and landscape are linked, with water as major resource. The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority is responsible for the protection and management of the park. Gambella's National Park is undergoing a major review. The region shares an important border with the republic of South-Sudan and animals should easily move from one country to the other. Gambella's National Park also has potential for development of ecotourism.
This video is about the protection and preservation of Gambella's National Park. Under new management and new visions Gambella National Park is being transformed into a properly managed protected area.

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Produced by: HoA-REC/N and EWCA
Year: 2012
Language: English

Our major research groups stressing Ecology & Evolution include-
- Centre for Wildlife Ecology
- Earth2Ocean
- Environmental and Evolutionary Physiology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group
- Organic Evolution

We also have groups doing research in Cell Biology, Neuroscience, and Pest Management.

Hank wraps up the Crash Course on ecology by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology, which use all the kung fu moves we've learned about in the past eleven weeks and apply them to protecting ecosystems and to cleaning up the messes that we've already made.

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Table of Contents
1) Types of Diversity 3:00
2) Conservation Biology 4:12
A) Small Population Conservation 4:26
B) Declining Population Conservation 5:50
3) Restoration Ecology 7:06
A) Structural Restoration 7:30
B) Bioremediation 7:48
C) Biological Augmentation 8:03


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Part 3 (of 4) of The Woods In Your Backyard seminar, January 12, 2013, Carroll County MD. Presented by Aimee Weldon of the Potomac Conservancy. For more information on this program, visit

Produced by Real2Reel Film Productions, real2reel.org

Tanzania is uniquely rich in wildlife and natural resources, with over 28% of the country directly protected through national parks, game reserves, forest reserves and other conservation areas. However protected areas are not sufficient to alone accommodate wildlife migration patterns, which often run outside these zones causing conflicts with the populations settled there.

In 1998, USAID joined hands with the Government of Tanzania, other donors and conservation NGOs, to undertake a bold new approach in community based conservation. Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), which are community owned and managed conservation areas, have emerged as the best hope for mitigating human-wildlife conflict outside protected areas.

This documentary gives a brief overview of the process for establishing a WMA, the challenges, as well as prospects in making WMAs economically viable as wildlife conservation enterprises.

Presented at the National Firewood Workshop April 21 2016, Western Maryland Research & Education Center (Keedysville MD). Speaker: Howard Boyden, OESCO

March 11, 3017, Eastern Shore Hospital Center (Cambridge MD). Speaker: Andy Baldwin, University of Maryland College Park

Presented at the Forest Health & Your Private Woodland Workshop, March 11, 3017, Eastern Shore Hospital Center (Cambridge MD). Speaker: Colleen Kenny, Forest Health Watershed Planner, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources-Forest Service

Presented at the Forest Health & Your Private Woodland Workshop, March 11, 3017, Eastern Shore Hospital Center (Cambridge MD). Moderator: Jonathan Kays, University of Maryland Extension

Jonathan Kays - University of Maryland Extension
Presented at Maryland Woodland Stewards training, May 2013

The Big Bang, evolution, natural selection, population dynamics, adaptations, reproductive strategies, animal behavior, wildlife management -- here's Wildlife Ecology 101 in 55 minutes through the comic lens of Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, and
others. Laugh your way to knowing more about wildlife while you're outdoors.
John Bates is the author of seven books and a contributor to others which focus on the natural history of the Northwoods. He's worked as a naturalist in Wisconsin's Northwoods for 24 years, leading trips designed to help people further understand the diversity and beauty of nature and our place within it. He has served on the Board of
Trustees for the Wisconsin Nature Conservancy and the Wisconsin Humanities Council. Bates won the 2006 Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers for his book Graced by the Seasons: Spring and Summer in the
Northwoods.

Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance and renowned disease ecologist, discusses the rise in emerging infectious diseases that originate in wildlife. He explains how these epidemics may impact species survival, ecological integrity, and global health and explores the collective roles that wildlife trade, global travel, population growth, and land-use change may play in influencing pathogen emergence and transmission. Series: UC Global Health Institute [9/2011] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22557]