1. Biol/Envs 319 – Conservation Biology
Taught by Stuart Allison
Winter 2017

2. Field Trip – Saturday February 4 – Something like this?

3. Bald Eagles – Le Claire, Iowa

4. What is Conservation Biology?
The scientific study of the scarcity and diversity of organisms.
- The applied science of maintaining the earth’s diversity.

5. Brief History of Conservation Biology
First International Congress
on Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology edited by Michael Soulé and Bruce Wilcox published – based on Congress
Society for Conservation Biology Founded

6. Michael Soulé – leading founder of field of Conservation Biology

8. Wildlife management is “part of the greater movement for conservation of our entire native flora and fauna.”
Aldo Leopold, Founder of the Wildlife Society

10. World Wildlife Fund logo

11. Siberian Tiger – Charismatic Megafauna

12. Giant Sequoia – Charismatic Megaflora

13. American Burying Beetle – Not so mega, but charismatic?

15. Time to set up the Discussion Sections
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