STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Compare historical fish and wildlife trends and the public¿s response

 II.     Distinguish the difference between basic fish and wildlife legalities and ethics

 III.    Explain how matter and energy relate to fish and wildlife management

 IV.     Define the range of tolerance

 V.      Define niche

 VI.     Explain how changes in time and space effect natural communities

 VII.    Define diversity and stability

 VIII.   Define population ecology terms

 IX.     Describe a population model

 X       Explain habitat selection

 XI.     Explain courtship behavior

 XII.    Explain territorial behavior

 XIII.   Describe circadian rhythms

 XIV.    Explain dispersal, imprinting and migration

 XV.     Describe how wildlife has responded to humans

 XVI.    Explain the importance of food in the ecosystem

 XVII.   Explain ecology and evolution of feeding behavior and defense

 XVIII.  Describe the importance of cover and different types

 XIX.    Select grassland management practices that improve livestock forage and wildlife habitat

 XX      Assess how forest management can be used to improve wildlife habitat

 XXI.    Define and describe wetlands, and their importance

 XXII.   Describe stream behavior and relate how it affects fish and wildlife habitat

 XXIII.  List the different recreational values of fish and wildlife resources

 XXIV.   Describe the social values and benefits associated with fish and wildlife resources

 XXV.    Evaluate the negative impacts wild animals have on humans and the objective of wildlife damage control

 XXVI.   Explain wildlife agency structure and development

 XXVII.  Explain government policy and wildlife law

 XXVIII. Relate the reasons for fish and wildlife regulations and describe how they are made and enforced in Colorado

 XXIX.   Describe the legal process associated with fish and wildlife violations

 XXX     Explain the different public attitudes

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Defining wildlife and fisheries

 II.     Wildlife and Fishery Legislation

 III.    Ecological Concepts

 IV.     Colorado¿s Environment

 V.      Population Dynamics and Structure

 VI.     Genetics in Wildlife and Fisheries

 VII.    Nutrition and Environmental Physiology

 VIII.   Sampling the Biota

 IX.     Determination and Use of Age, Growth, and Sex

 X       Research, Data Analysis, Capturing, and Handling, chemical immobilization, marking, invertebrate sampling

 XI.     Managing the Biota

 XII.    Terrestrial Habitat Sampling and Assessment

 XIII.   Aquatic Habitat Sampling and Assessment

 XIV.    Habitat Degradation

 XV.     Endangered and Threatened Species

 XVI.    Human Users and their Management