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Wildlife & Fisheries Biology

Miles Community College

Associate's DegreeAcademic

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This two-year emphasis prepares students to further their education in a Biology of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology major. This degree is designed with potential transfer to Montana State University, the University of Montana, the University of Wyoming, the University of Idaho, or North Dakota State University. Graduates from a four-year program or with an advanced degree may find positions in resource management and conservation biology.

Credits

66 credits

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Miles City, Montana

    2715 Dickinson Street, Miles City, Montana, 59301-4774

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingScienceWriting

Knowledge

BiologyEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsGeography

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingSpeech ClaritySpeech Recognition

Tasks

  • Develop, or make recommendations on, management systems and plans for wildlife populations and habit
  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.
  • Inform and respond to public regarding wildlife and conservation issues, such as plant identificatio
  • Use advanced technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and drone technology, for wildlife tracking, habitat mapping, and population studies.

Technology

Analytical or scientific softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareGeographic information system

Tools

35 millimeter camerasAdjustable widemouth pliersAerial netsAir compressorsAll terrain vehicles ATVAnimal transmittersAnimal trapsArchery bowsAxesBenchtop centrifugesBenthic samplersBinocularsBoat trailersBongo netsCalorimeters

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Match confidence: medium19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife Biologiststitle_inference———
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Mark-recapture and tagging studies — run routinely under an approved IACUC protocol in a state agency context.
  • Radio and GPS telemetry equipment — deploy, retrieve, and recover data across a study season.
  • Statistical software (R, occupancy and abundance models) — fit standard models to survey data with light supervision.
  • Bird-banding, small-mammal trapping, or fish-electroshocking — lead routine sessions in the project's focal habitats.
  • Habitat assessments per agency standards — complete and write up for working forests or wetlands.
  • Permit conditions (state, USFWS, NMFS) — apply and document during active field operations.
  • Project budgets and material orders — manage for a single study within a research lab.
  • Field crews of 2–4 technicians — train, schedule, and check on routine surveys.
  • Standard environmental DNA and bycatch protocols — follow correctly on monitoring contracts.
  • Technical progress reports — draft for a principal investigator's review at quarterly intervals.

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