8/11/2019 Qualifications for Wildlife Management Division (Biologists & Technicians)

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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission2 Natural Resources Drive

Little Rock, AR 72205(501) 223-6300 • (800) 364-4263

www.agfc.com

 

How To ApplyApplications may be downloaded at

www.agfc.com/employment or apply online

at www.arstatejobs.com. Call the Human

Resources Division, (501) 223-6317, to have

an application mailed to you. Applications

should be returned to:

Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionATTN: Human Resources Division

2 Natural Resources DriveLittle Rock, AR 72205

Applications will be accepted only forcurrently advertised positions.“As an equal opportunity employer, theArkansas Game and Fish Commission willmake any reasonable accommodation

necessary to ensure equal employment.”

Minorities and womenare encouraged to apply.

The mission of the Arkansas Game and FishCommission is to wisely manage all the fish andwildlife resources of Arkansas while providingmaximum enjoyment for the people.

Wildlife 

Management Division

Qualifications for WildlifeManagement Division's MostRecruited Positions

AGFC Biologist The formal education equivalent of abachelor's degree in biology, zoology,

wildlife ecology, botany or a related field.

AGFC Biologist SpecialistA master’s degree in biology, zoology,wildlife ecology, botany or a related field;or the formal education equivalent of abachelor’s degree in the above mentionedfields plus two years of experience inwildlife management or a related field.

Natural Resources Program Technician

 The formal education equivalentof a high school diploma; plus twoyears of field experience in wildlife orfisheries management, forestry or landmanagement or related area.

For information about job qualifications,

please contact the Human Resources Division,

(501) 223-6317. To find a list of jobs currently

advertised, visit www.agfc.com or call our

 job line, (501) 223-6303, or toll-free,

(877) 731-JOBS (5627).

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

8/11/2019 Qualifications for Wildlife Management Division (Biologists & Technicians)

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 The work done by the Wildlife ManagementDivision requires the experience andknowledge of many disciplines such asbiology, zoology, ecology, statistics,agriculture and forest management practices.

The Management Section

 The Management Section is composed ofbiologists and technicians who manageand maintain 59 state-owned WMAs toprovide public hunting and wildlife-viewingopportunities. In addition to state-ownedareas, the Commission cooperativelymanages 59 WMAs with state, federal andprivate landowners to provide more wildlifeopportunities to the public.

Habitat management programs enlist the

skills of trained biologists and foresters whowork together to develop habitat plans.Improving habitat on these areas requiresthe skillful application of managementtechniques such as controlled burning, forestthinning, plantings, moist-soil managementand development of wildlife openings. AllWMAs are managed for a host of game andnongame benefits, and serve as demonstrationareas for public use and viewing.

 The Wildlife Management Division not onlyhas active management programs on itsWMAs, but also provides information andassistance to private landowners on variousstate and federal wildlife habitat incentiveprograms. Private lands biologists work withlandowners to manage their land and improvethe benefits to wildlife. These biologists helplandowners find the programs that best meettheir management objectives.

Hunting, bird-watching and otherwildlife-related activities are big businessin Arkansas. From ducks to deer andbluebirds to bald eagles, The Natural Statehas no shortage of outdoors opportunities.

More than 37 percent of adult Arkansansgo hunting every year, well above thenational average of 12 percent. Arkansas’shunting potential also is well knownto people from other states. Manynonresidents make annual pilgrimages tohunt in Arkansas – to Stuttgart for ducks,to the Ozarks and Ouachitas for turkeyand to south Arkansas for deer. Arkansasis blessed with many landscapes – fromriver bottoms and deltas to mountainsand plateaus. This diversity of habitattypes sets the stage for managing manydifferent game and nongame species. TheArkansas Game and Fish Commission’sWildlife Management Division is theagency’s second-largest division withmore than 115 employees, largely becauseof this habitat diversity. The WildlifeManagement Division is subdivided

into Management, Wildlife Diversity andOperations/Special Projects sections.

The Wildlife Diversity SectionBiologists and specialists in the WildlifeDiversity section work with speciesgroups, such as feral hogs, furbearers,bats, hawks and owls. Some specialize inhabitat types, such as wetlands, grasslandsand agricultural lands. These biologists

coordinate with the Management Sectionto improve habitat and provide habitatmanagement instruction to federalagencies and private landowners. Theyalso partner with other public and privateorganizations to make long-range habitatplans. Wildlife Diversity biologistsfrequently make presentations to publicgroups and respond to questions aboutArkansas’s many game and nongamespecies. They also conduct surveys to

determine the health of animal populationsand make management decisions.

The Operations/SpecialProjects Section

 The Operations/Special Projects Sectionis responsible for many programs huntersdirectly use. This section is responsible forwriting hunting and wildlife regulations,as well as organizing the special permithunt application process. Biologists andspecialists in this section also managegame-checking procedures and data, aswell as geospatial analysis of harvestand habitat data gathered by the othersections. The Wildlife Division’s budgetis also coordinated through thissection.