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/