FW 576 - Wildlife Policy, Administration and Law

Prerequisite

Political science, introductory course to natural resources management fields.

Description

This course focuses on wildlife policy. Wildlife occupies a wide range of habitats and is treated in various ways; thus this course relates to diverse issues ranging from wildlife utilization to protection in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Students attend and report on local meetings of wildlife commissions, land use planning committees, city councils, etc. They recommend how to train a new employee about the policy process that is used by the organization. Students evaluate the organizational structure of state fish and wildlife agencies, annotate major functions of each unit, and interview administrators; then write a new policy about wildlife management that is needed in their community.

Course requires completion of assignments and two proctored exams.

This course can be applied towards the:

• Agricultural Extension Education (M.Agr.)
• Natural Resources and the Environment Certificate
• Rangeland Ecosystem Science (M.S.)

Textbooks and Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, textbooks and materials are required and can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore.

1. FW 576 Study Guide
   Benson
2. The Evolution of National Wildlife Law (1983)
   M. J. Bean
3. Wildlife and People: The Human Dimension of Wildlife Ecology (1993)
   G. G. Gray

Instructors

Delwin Benson
(970) 491-6411
Delwin.Benson@colostate.edu

Delwin E. Benson, Ph.D., is a professor and extension wildlife specialist in the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. He teaches on campus about public relations in natural resources policy and takes students on field wildlife studies. He also teaches distance learning courses through Continuing Education.

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