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Biol/Envs 319 – Conservation Biology
Taught by Stuart Allison
Fall 2014
http://courses.knox.edu/bio319/
Field Trip – Saturday October 4 – Something like this?
What is Conservation Biology?
-The scientific study of the scarcity and diversity of organisms.
- The applied science of maintaining the earth’s diversity.
Brief History of Conservation Biology
1978 First International Congress on Conservation Biology
1980 Conservation Biology edited by Michael Souléand Bruce Wilcox published – based on 1978 Congress
1985 Society for Conservation Biology Founded
Michael Soulé – leading founder of
field of Conservation Biology
Wildlife management is “part of the greater movement for conservation of our entire native flora and fauna.”-Aldo Leopold, Founder of the Wildlife Society
World Wildlife Fund logo
Siberian Tiger – Charismatic Megafauna
American Burying Beetle – Not so mega, but charismatic?
Time to set up the Discussion Sections
• Back to the course webpage:
http://courses.knox.edu/bio319/