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FW 572 - Wildlife Conservation Communications

  • 3 credits
FW 572 addresses the need for understanding the importance of communication involving stakeholders and other interested parties when it comes to wildlife conservation and for communication skills to be intentionally taught in an interdisciplinary way accessible to FWCB professionals. It examines the identification and engagement of groups involved in wildlife conservation action and applies knowledge from social science fields to shape communications related to biodiversity conservation to effectively inform and converse.

Prerequisite

Graduate standing.

Important Information

Registration is restricted to FWCB Plan C Masters students through December 2. Any seats remaining in the course will be available to non-Plan C students after December 2.

Instructors

Heather B. Jackson
Heather B. Jackson

heather.jackson@colostate.edu

Heather Jackson is a conservation and landscape ecologist with a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Louisiana State University. She is interested in research that will help conservation organizations maximize biodiversity protection given limited funds. In addition, her research aims to help researchers and conservation planners to conduct their work at the spatial scales that are most relevant to the species with which they are concerned. Dr. Jackson administers the Conservation Actions with Lands, Animals, and People graduate certificate provided through the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology department.

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