Course

Type and Amount Presented

WL 413-513
Advanced Fisheries Management

Discussion of sport fish management versus species of concern.

WL 415-515
Upland Game Ecology and Management

Videos and lectures on ethics of game management and hunting.

WL 417-517
Large Mammal Ecology and Management

WL 419-519
Waterfowl Ecology and Management

Some discussion of ethics and waterfowl hunting.

WL 421-521
Grassland Fire Ecology

As it relates to safety, equipment, and personnel management.

WL 423-523
Fish Culture

Some material on stocking issues, conservation, genetics, etc.

WL 712
Wetland Ecology and Management

Is brought up as needed in course—note specific topic in material.

WL 713
Animal Population Dynamics

WL 714
Fish Structure and Function

Section on fish pain, use of fish in research and recreation, and philosophy reading "Is Fishing Ethical?"

WL 715
Wildlife Research Design

Discussions include information on scientific ethics.

WL 717
Aquatic Trophic Ecology

Scientific and professional integrity are stressed in group discussions.

WL 718
Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates

Students gain an appreciation for the role of invertebrates as indicators of ecosystem health and socioeconomic implications of biomonitoring programs.

WL 719
Stream Ecology and Management

Introduce “watershed ethic” idea; i.e., think and plan downstream, downwind, and downslope.

WL 790
Graduate Seminar

Orientation portion of seminar dealing with ethics.