In this course we will learn how basic evolutionary and genetic principles guide policies about the conservation and management of wildlife, game, and plant populations. We will read and discuss current research in the primary literature including both molecular and quantitative genetic examples and compare them to different institutional policies that deal with conservation genetics. We will examine case studies of current practices, including: managing genetics of native and ex situ and zoo populations, reintroducing and restoring plants and animals to the wild, selection in harvested populations, evaluating genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation, creating habitat corridors, measuring genetic diversity, and responses to climate change. To synthesize new concepts we will create/edit appropriate wikipedia pages

Some Notes to consider • Good candidates for articles are topics with plentiful sources, but weak coverage on Wikipedia.

# All should have conservation focus.

• For Example -

# Look for conservation articles which don’t have genetics mentioned

# Or ones which lack good examples (No plant/fungal/inveterbrate examples)

• Avoid:

# controversial topics

    # broad, general topics

# well-developed topics without much room to improve

# topics that don't have enough sources to work from.