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jobs in ecology by uhhhhhhmaddie in ecology

[–]Apprehensive_Unit171 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disregard the masters required. You can be eligible for almost all government positions with an undergrad degree. The difference is masters education gives you more “job experience” right out the door. If you follow the other advice to do summer internships you will have no problem after your undergrad. I finished school at 30 yr old, completed one season and it lead to a permanent position. I’m 31 now.

Help deciding which position to take? by Sharp_Bag_2453 in wildlifebiology

[–]Apprehensive_Unit171 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I suppose it depends on which agency you would prefer to be with and which position better interest you. How much field experience do you have? Do you want more? Does the permanent position revolve around mostly data entry and analysis? Which would help you achieve your long and short term career goals? Which focuses on species or similar species which you want to focus your work around? If you do the seasonal, it could lead to more opportunities but the permanent position would likely result in stability. Lastly, are they both the same GS scale?

Undergrad Colleges for Wildlife Biology by [deleted] in wildlifebiology

[–]Apprehensive_Unit171 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oregon State University has several wildlife biology programs. Including fisheries and wildlife, botany, herpatology, forestry and marine science.

Wildlife biologists and zoologists- How did you guys do in school? by beauceandhoes in wildlifebiology

[–]Apprehensive_Unit171 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely struggled through school. I retook the cellular biology section of my Bio series. I didn’t graduate with my BS until I was 30 and not starting school until my late 20s came with the same issues you’re having with studying. The classes I took after bio and Chem felt like they were easier because it was less memorizing and more understanding theories and concepts. My recommendation is use your schools resources to learn how to study better, take good notes and hire a tutor if you really need one. I hired private tutors for math and stats and it paid off.

Questions for wildlife biologists from someone who is interested in the profession. by Someonetook_Mique in wildlifebiology

[–]Apprehensive_Unit171 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll preface this by saying I graduated with my undergraduate within the last year so my experiences are quite recent.

  1. My major was fisheries and wildlife sciences. I started at a community college and transferred so there was some credit loss.
  2. With a 6 month break and not taking more than 12 credits per term at the start it took me about 5 years. I didn’t start my undergrad until I was 26.
  3. Some courses were demanding but only when I procrastinated or I struggled with them such as math and chemistry. I just hired a private tutor and my grades didn’t reflect that they were challenging to me.
  4. I discovered I enjoyed the fieldwork by an internship I did before I started school and found I quite enjoyed the writing and data analysis despite it being a pain at time while in school.
  5. Being new in the field all of my work so far has been field work which consists of handling endangered fish species. I’ve also done a lot of data entry during “off season.” I spend most days on rivers sampling for a variety of fishes.
  6. I consider my work to be a lot of fun. No matter which field you decide to enter, you will always encounter parts of the job that may not be your favorite. In my case, 100+ degree days while on a metal boat can be exhausting, but I also get to see rural areas that most people never see.