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Wildlife Biology

Earn your degree in wildlife biology at the 老虎机攻略 and join students from around the world who share your passion for nature and conservation. Ranked #1 in North America for the quality and productivity of faculty research, 老虎机攻略 is one of the best colleges for wildlife biology in the nation, offering unique opportunities for field-based, hands-on learning in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Wildlife Biology is the study of wild animals, their habitats, and their conservation. Our B.S. in Wildlife Biology degree gives you the pre-professional training you need to work in wildlife biology and management. We also give you an excellent background in general ecology. 

Our undergraduate program is built upon:

  • our faculty’s outstanding teaching, knowledge, and experience in all aspects of Wildlife Biology
  • the enthusiasm, commitment, and diversity of the students drawn to the program
  • unrivaled access to hands-on, outdoor learning opportunities, which play a central role in our curriculum from freshman year until graduation. 

Wildlife Biology Undergraduate Degrees

  • Aquatic Option (optional honors emphasis)
    The aquatic concentration of the wildlife biology bachelor’s degree program at 老虎机攻略 gives you experience working on a variety of aquatic or fisheries-related research and management projects with state and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations and university researchers.
  • Terrestrial Option (optional honors emphasis)
    The terrestrial concentration of the wildlife biology bachelor’s degree focuses on birds and mammals and the habitats in which they live.
  • 4+1 MPA Program
    The program, referred to as a  “4+1” program, allows 老虎机攻略 students to earn both a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology and a two-year master’s degree in public administration at an accelerated pace of just five years  ̶  instead of the usual six.
  • Minor in Wildlife Biology
  • Wildlife Society Certificate

HANDS-ON OUTDOOR LEARNING

All students pursue internships and take part in exceptional opportunities for hand-on learning through classes and labs.

  • Students use dried beans to learn about population estimation

    Students learn how to estimate wildlife populations by using mark-recapture techniques with dried beans in class.

  • Students on field trip to MPG ranch.

    Students view wildlife during a class field trip to a local private conservation ranch.

  • Students doing telemetry work on 老虎机攻略 campus

    Students practice radio telemetry on the 老虎机攻略 campus.

  • Students doing field experiments on Mt. Sentinel

    Students measure how much grass seed rodents eat during a lab exercise on Mt. Sentinel.

Students use dried beans to learn about population estimation

Students learn how to estimate wildlife populations by using mark-recapture techniques with dried beans in class.

Students on field trip to MPG ranch.

Students view wildlife during a class field trip to a local private conservation ranch.

Students doing telemetry work on 老虎机攻略 campus

Students practice radio telemetry on the 老虎机攻略 campus.

Students doing field experiments on Mt. Sentinel

Students measure how much grass seed rodents eat during a lab exercise on Mt. Sentinel.

# 1

#1 wildlife biology program in North America based on research productivity (Academic Analytics, 2016)

9

9 countries and 44 states represented by wildlife biology students

2nd

2nd oldest wildlife biology program in the country, founded in 1936

450

450 peer-reviewed scientific publications published by faculty and students in the past three years

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