Job Description
Zoologists and wildlife biologists study animals and other wildlife, and how they interact with their ecosystems. They study the physical characteristics of animals, animal behaviors, and the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Study the characteristics of animals, such as their interactions with other species, reproduction, population dynamics, diseases, and movement patterns
- Analyze the influence that human activity has on wildlife and their natural habitats
- Collect biological data and specimens for analysis
- Develop conservation plans and make recommendations on wildlife conservation and management issues to policymakers and the general public
- Develop and conduct experimental studies with animals in controlled or natural surroundings
- Estimate, monitor, and manage wildlife populations and invasive plants and animals
- Write research papers, reports, and scholarly articles that explain their findings
- Give presentations on research findings to academics and the general public
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