L.BIO 315 - Bird Conservation in South Texas

Credits: 3

This course is a 14-day study travel field course in south Texas. Students will visit 12 different regional and national wildlife refuges as well as private sanctuaries that contain unique habitat and bird species that depend on these habitats. They will talk directly with wildlife managers in these areas to get answers to questions and understand the challenges that these people and birds face each day. Each student will learn basic bird identification, current conservation issues and ecology at each of the sites.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable