WILDOIFE BIOLOGIST

Related Occupations

• Biologists Microbiologists
• Agricultural technicians
• Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
• Animal breeders

WHAT IS A WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

• A wildlife biologist is someone who studies and
• manages wild animals and their habitats
• And also study the physical characteristics of animals,
• animal behaviors, and the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats.

WHAT THEY DO

• Wildlife biologist work out side in a animals habitat
• Gathering and gaining information about that animal like if it's
• Sick or they are coming extinct or tracking them for there migrations
• Like whales

WELL KNOW BiOLOGIST

• Charles Darwin (1809–1882) Well know for: Theory of Evolution
• Steve Irwin (1962 - 2006) well know for: crocodile hunting
• Jane Goodall well know for: working with chimpanzee
• Bruce L. Smith well know for: working with extinct animals

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BECOME A BIOLOGIST

• Zoologists and wildlife biologists need at least a bachelor’s degree.
• Many schools offer bachelor’s degree programs in zoology and
• wildlife biology or a closely related field such as ecology.

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SALARY

• Habitat Biologist $63,000
• Wildlife Specialist $56,000
• Natural Resources Biologist $62,000
• Environmental Biologist $86,000
• It also depends on your location

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EDUCATION REQUIRED

• Positions that require professional knowledge and competence
• Positions in the science of wildlife biology to perform work involving:
• the conservation, propagation, management, protection

JOB OUTLOOK

• It is projected to grow 5 percent from
• 2012 - 2022
• wildlife biologists will be needed to study the impact of population
• growth and development on wildlife and their habitats.

JOB ENVIRONMENT

• They work in offices,labs,and outdoors
• The mostly gather information on the animals and work
• In the field with the animals

FUN FACTS BIOLOGIST FOUND ABOUT

• A wolf can eat up to 20 pounds of meat in one sitting.
• Goldfish lose their color if kept in dim light. Similar to humans, they need sunlight to keep their pigment.
• A flamingo can only eat when it’s head is upside down.
• Mosquitos are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
• The giraffe has no vocal cords and communicates by vibrating the air around its neck.

MORE FUN FACTS

• Dolphins sleep with one half of the brain at a time, and with one eye open
• A snail can sleep for 3 years at a stretch.
• Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.
• All polar bears are left-handed.
• A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

TYPES OF BIOLOGY

• Habitat Biologist , Agfc Biologist Specialist
• Natural Resources Biologist ,Environmental Biologist , Wildlife Specialist
• Fish & Wildlife Biologist , Wildlife Biologist , Environmental Program Specialist
• Biologist Supervisor , Wildlife Biologist G ,Biologist Program Manager

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