CONS 120 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3)
Survey of fisheries and wildlife resources and management practices. Relationships to recreational values, land management, food production, and preservation. 3 lectures.
CONS 207 Resource Survey (3)
Introduction to survey and analysis methods used in assessing biological resources. Inventory methods of vegetation and wildlife sampling and questionnaire surveys. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory.
CONS 210 Biology and Conservation of Endangered Species (3)
Importance of species diversity. Past and present causes of endangerment and extinction. Biological attributes which predispose species to extinction. Modern recovery efforts, including habitat preservation and captive propagation. Emphasis on North American plants and animals. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: One course in Biological Sciences.
CONS 221 Wildlife Techniques (3)
Techniques for terrestrial wildlife investigations. Field and lab procedures including telemetry, marking, capture, age and sex determination, and population analysis. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CONS 120.
CONS 311 Introductory Conservation (3)
Basic principles and problems of conservation. Interrelationships of living organisms and their biotic and abiotic environments. Regional and global perspectives on manipulations and alterations in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: One course in Biological Sciences.
CONS 320 Fishery Resource Management (4)
Management of recreational and commercial fisheries to produce sustained annual crops of fishes. Survey, inventory, and evaluation techniques used for the management of a fishery. Methods of dealing with fish populations, aquatic habitats, and user groups. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 325 or consent of instructor.
CONS 422 Freshwater Fisheries (4)
Biological, geographical, historical, political and economic aspects of freshwater fishes, fishery resources, and fresh waters of the Pacific Coast. Identification, life history, distribution and ecology of important western and local species. Field trips to water projects, warm and cold water fishery facilities, major aquarium. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ZOO 322.
CONS 426 Population Dynamics (3)
Growth, fluctuations, balance, and natural mechanisms controlling terrestrial wildlife populations. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: BIO 325 or one course in ecology.
CONS 427 Habitat Management (4)
Habitat design, development, and management of wetlands and uplands that support wildlife. Habitat development planning project required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Some weekend labs necessary. Prerequisite: BIO 325 or consent of instructor.
CONS 431 Game Management (4)
General principles, problems and techniques of increasing the harvest of waterfowl, upland game, and big game. Identification and life histories of important western game species. Several weekend field trips. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 325 or ASCI 229.
CONS 433 Aquaculture (4)
Propagation and rearing of fishes, invertebrates and algae from marine and freshwater habitats. Current methodologies and general life histories. Global perspective with focus on aquacultural development in developed and undeveloped countries. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 152, ZOO 336 or consent of instructor.