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Old 06-17-2007, 06:03 PM
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Wingbone
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Default RE: Wildlife Biology?

I graduated 32 yr's ago with a Wildlife Management Degree from University of WI. For 18 yr's I managed a County Land Conservation Dept. For the last 14 yr's I 've worked for our State Ag Dept. Wildlife Biology is a tough major. When I started school, most of the guys I was in the dorm with were wildlife majors. By the end of the first semester, most of them changed majors. You have to know soils, forestry, limnology, chemistry, as well as plant and animal biology, some engineering and communication skills.
As Psebw... said, getting into the field is really tough. There are a lot of otherscompetingfor a very few jobs. You'll never make a lot of money.
Having said that, I have enjoyed my job and look forward to going to work almost every day. Given the chance, I would do it all over again.
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