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Wildlife conservation is the effort to ensure perpetuation of free-living populations in their native habitats. AREA OF EMPHASIS AT DELAWARE Students who are interested in the life sciences, whole organisms, ecology, and the biological aspects of the environment can find their interests met in the Wildlife Conservation major. Students in this program learn about wildlife management; conservation techniques; and non-domesticated animals, including insects and vertebrates. The curriculum builds from basic courses in biology, chemistry, and conservation to more specialized and supporting courses such as ecology, botany, and mammalogy. You also will take general education courses in computers, English, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, literature and the arts to ensure breadth in your undergraduate experience and to provide skills and knowledge necessary to the practice of conservation. Many students choose to pursue a minor in areas such as political science, economics, Spanish, geography, entomology or biology.