All the wildlife biologists and conservationist!?

Question

I am seriosly considering becoming one of these but i'd like to know what your job consists of do you have much free time and is pay good?

Answer 1

If you take the job full on, the free time is hard to get. The pay is generally ok, but you have to remember your trying the help the planet and such so you aren't necessarily going to get the pay you want.

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Answer 2

You can get a job that works you 40 hours a week like everyone else or you can get a job that requires and all the time you have, it would be your decision.  You will never get rich unless you become the 1 in a million TV star.  But you will be as well paid as any other college graduate that works hard.

Answer 3

Wildlife biology is the study of the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of wildlife. you can specialise in wildlife research and management, including the collection and analysis of biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water areas. you have to be investigative and realistic to be a wildlife biologist.

a semester hour is 1 hour of lecture class, or 3 hours of laboratory work each week for 18 weeks.

if you're going for a nonresearch position, you need a degree in biological sciences plus... at least 9 semester hours in 1 of these: mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, wildlife techniques, or similar course; and at least 12 semester hours in general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or similar (Extra courses in wildlife biology can be used to meet the zoology requirements); and at least 9 semester hours in botany or some other plant sciences. you also need a bit of experience and course work.

For research positions, you need a degree with a major in wildlife biology, zoology, or botany. that includes at least 30 semester hours in course work in biological science; and at least 15 semester hours in the physical, mathematical, and earth sciences. you need at least 9 semester hours of training in mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, principles of population dynamics, or similar; and at least 12 semester hours in as invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, embryology, animal physiology, entomology, herpetology, parasitology, and genetics; at least 9 semester hours in the field of botany and related plant science; and at least 15 semester hours in any two or more of chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, soils, and/or geology. you must also have additional professional experience.

Answer 4

I studied environmental science in college, hoping to work in conservation biology.  Getting a good, permanent job w/a BS is difficult.  I have done seasonal work the past 3 years.  Two jobs for the Fed Gov and one for a private consulting firm.  The plus is I get to see new places and work w/different animals.  Get as much experience as you can.  While in school/college take on internships, join clubs, etc.  It WILL help.  FYI-Oregon State University has the #1 Fish and Wildlife program in the country!

Answer 5

I work as a wildlife biologist specializing in ornithology (birds), so my spring and summer seasons are hectic as we do lots of nest searching and monitoring, and breeding bird surveys as well.  We also do some work with reptiles, amphibians, bats, and fish.  I basically make my own schedule and am responsible for covering a couple different study sites.  As long as I get all my work done..I can do it in any order, or way I want.  I only speak to my boss by phone.  In the fall and winter months our schdule slows down, but we still do herp work and winter bird surveys, and we analyze all the data from the spring season, and do report writing, etc.  I work for a non-profit organization and get paid pretty well.  I usually work 40 hours a week..but in the spring when it gets hectic I will often work more.  Pay can range greatly depending on how high of a degree you earn, experience you earn and WHO you work for.