Required Course Learning Outcomes:

 REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING

 1.  Recognize terminology, specific facts, and general concepts related to the history, ecology, evolution, and management of wildlife in Colorado.

 2.  Describe different habitat types of Colorado and how they relate to the biogeography of species.

 3.  Demonstrate familiarity with Colorado native birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and fish including distribution, life-cycle, status, signs (tracks, scat), and taxonomy.

 4.  Identify specific adaptions that Colorado wildlife species have for feeding, locomotion, and survival in extreme environments.

 5.  Demonstrate the ability to recognize animals by tracks, scat, and skull specimens.

 6.  Apply survey techniques for presence or absence of species of different taxa.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    Reviewing basic ecological principles

 II.   Habitat types and biogeography

 III.  Terminology

 IV.   Locomotion

 V.    Tracking

 VI.   Feeding adaptations

 VII.  Skull identification

 VIII. Scat identification

 IX.   Animal behavior

 X.    Fish

 XI.   Herptiles

 XII.  Survey techniques