REGULATED TRAPPING IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
Training and professional skill development for future natural resources professionals. Introduction to the importance of regulated trapping as a technique used in research, wildlife damage management, wildlife reintroduction, disease management, fur/food acquisition, etc.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the important biological and ecological aspects of furbearers Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss furbearer management related laws and regulations, research, population modeling, and furbearer diseases Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how regulated trapping is used by State, Federal and Tribal agencies to manage wildlife and their habitats Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the many benefits of regulated trapping to society Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify terminology and workings of several types of traps, sets, and trapping equipment used to legally harvest furbearers and to avoid non-target species Audience: Undergraduate 6. Summarize the goals of the Best Management Practices for Trapping Program (BMPs) Audience: Undergraduate 7. Demonstrate proper fur handling and processing and knowledge of related terminology Audience: Undergraduate 8. Communicate effectively about regulated trapping Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the important biological and ecological aspects of furbearers Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss furbearer management related laws and regulations, research, population modeling, and furbearer diseases Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how regulated trapping is used by State, Federal and Tribal agencies to manage wildlife and their habitats Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the many benefits of regulated trapping to society Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify terminology and workings of several types of traps, sets, and trapping equipment used to legally harvest furbearers and to avoid non-target species Audience: Undergraduate 6. Summarize the goals of the Best Management Practices for Trapping Program (BMPs) Audience: Undergraduate 7. Demonstrate proper fur handling and processing and knowledge of related terminology Audience: Undergraduate 8. Communicate effectively about regulated trapping Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027