Monday, July 18, 2011

Do I still have a future in Wildlife Biology?

Since most Wildlife Biologists work well into their 50s-60s (going by my professors ages at least) age isn't really an issue. Yes you will be a bit behind but not by much. My old advisor (recently promoted to dean of graduate studies so he is no longer advising the wildlife students) told us if we want a job we need to get our master degrees, get internships, and just for extra job security get our federal certification (and in looking into things myself getting a certification with the Wildlife Society is a big measure in job security since most companies need a certified wildlife biologist). The issue with these is that the federal and wildlife certifications require many more courses than are required to graduate, so you may have finished what your university wants but you will still have to take more (and the Wildlife Society one is required to be done in 5 years over a 10 year period, you can't do it in under 5 years but you don't have to do it 5 years in a row). I've already accepted I'll be in school a long time.

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