AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new bachelor’s degree program at Concordia University is designed to teach students how to manage wildlife populations and maintain healthy ecosystems.
Concordia University recently started a new bachelor’s degree program in wildlife conservation. The program began this fall semester.
The university is located in northwest Austin, on more than 200 acres of federally protected nature preserve, making it an ideal location for the program. The program is important for more than just education, because it occurs when there are increasing threats to our climate, including biodiversity.
Dr. Sam Whitehead is Chair of the Department of Environmental and Conservation Sciences at Concordia University, Texas. He says the university’s location will allow students for practical field work, where they will work directly in the nature reserve that contains the habitats of endangered species.
Equally important as the campus’s location in the nature reserve is that the university operates Friesenhahn Cave in San Antonio. This cave is one of the most important fossil sites in North America. The cave is home to the bones of many mammals, reptiles, birds and other extinct species that will help local students understand prehistoric ecosystems.
Learn more about our wildlife degree program here.