Websites to Visit Prior to Class

August 23 - Wildlife Law & American Legal System
Read Bean & Rowland Pages 1-15
August 25 - History of Wildlife Law & Enforcement
Read Sigler Chapter 1
August 30 - The U.S. Constitution

Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes
The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It (Print out U.S. Constitution and bring it to Class)
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Read Bean & Rowland 15-38
 
September 1 - Statutory Law and Agency Rulemaking

U.S. Code
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Executive Orders
Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration
Federal Resource Laws
Administrative Laws
Wildlife Statute Summary
Read Sigler Chapter 4
 
September 6 - State v. Federal Authority

Mississippi Legislature
Mississippi Constitution
U.S. Federal Court System (Print out "Structure of the Federal Courts")
Read Sigler Chapter 5
 
September 8 - Introduction to Policy Development

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Read Clark & Kellert (1988)
 
September 15 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Federal Fish & Wildlife Treaties (View the Migratory Bird Treaties)
USFWS Law Enforcement (View the Duck Stamp Office History Page and Pages on Baiting Doves & Waterfowl)
America's National Wildlife Refuge System
USFWS Division of Migratory Bird Management
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
USFWS Division of Realty
Migratory Bird Conservation Committee
Read Bean & Rowland Pages 63-92

 
September 20 - Direct Democracy
Read Minnis (1998)
Exam I Readings, Handouts & Assignments
 
Court Case Handout (Downloadable PDF)
Definitions Homework Assignment (Downloadable PDF)
Policy Development (Clark - Downloadable PDF)
Minnis article (Downloadable PDF)
Who Own's Wildlife (Mathews Downloadable PDF)
Legal Definitions Handout (Downloadable PDF)

Sigler Chapters

Chapter 1
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 7  
September 22 - National Environmental Policy Act

NEPA Webpage
EPA NEPA Webpage
NEPA Chapter  
September 29 - Wildlife Icentive Programs for Private Landowners

Farm Bill Facts  
October 4 - Wildlife Damage Management & Policy

USDA APHIS
USDA APHIS - Wildlife Services
National Wildlife Research Center
The Berryman Institute  
October 6 - Wildlife-related Crimes

Eliason article (Downloadable PDF)
Thompson article (Downloadable PDF)
Sigler Chapter 8  
October 11 - Recreational Law Enforcement

Sigler Chapter 18
Clean Vessel Act

EPA Enforcement Division  
October 13 - Funding for Wildlife: Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Acts & CARA

USFWS Division of Federal Aid

Conservation & Reinvestment Act (CARA)
 
October 20 - Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Program
Endangered Species Coalition
ESA Dollars and Sense (Downloadable PDF)
Funding Extinction (Downloadable PDF)
Take Permits (Downloadable PDF)  
October 25 - Endangered Species Act & CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora



 
EXAM II - Guest Lecture Powerpoint Notes

Dr. Riffel's Farm Bill Lecture
Kris Godwin's Wildlife Damage Management Lecture
Dr. Emison's National Environment Policy Act Lecture
Dr. Vilella's Endangered Species Act Lecture
Rich Minnis' Wildlife Crime Lecture
Dr. Vilella's TESRA Lecture
Dr. Vilella's CITES Lecture  
November 3 - Wildlife Forensics

MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
USFWS National Fish & Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
Southern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study
 
November 8 - Wildlife Communication and Administration

MDWFP Administration
MDWFP Commission
MS Department of Marine Resources
MDMR Commission
 
November 10 - Federal Level Wildlife Law Enforcement

USFWS Office of Law Enforcement
National Wildlife Property Repository
National Eagle Repository
NOAA Fisheries - Office of Law Enforcement
USFS Law Enforcement  
November 15 - Clear Skies Initiative

EPA Clear Skies Initiative
Natural Resources Defense Council
Bhopal, India Information Center
 
November 17 - Role of NGO's in Wildlife Policy

Human Society's Protect Seals Campaign

The Humane Society of the United States
National Audubon Society
The American Society of the Protection of Cruelty to Animals

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Ducks Unlimited
National Wild Turkey Federation

EPA Enforcement Division  
November 29 - Compliance and Education
 
December 1 - Ethics

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science  
Final Exam - Guest Lecture Powerpoint Notes

Dr. Jack's Wildlife Forensics Lecture
Bob Griffin's Communication & Adminstration Lecture
Bob Oliveri's Federal Wildlife Law Enforcement Lecture
Candice Stevenson's Clear Skies Initiative Lecture
Edith Parks and Dawn Manning's NGO Lecture
Chapter 6
Chapter 12