Wildlife Surveys

Description from DukeHub

With a focus on birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, this course introduces students to a wide variety of wildlife survey methods and skills through both classroom lectures and hands-on experience in the field. Design, practical application, and post-survey data analyses for conducting wildlife surveys for research as well as for management. Limitations and advantages of various field monitoring techniques; learn to identify many common birds, herps, and mammals of season for this area. Significant time spent in the field.

Skills

• fieldworkdescription: "in the field" and 1 more
• data and statisticsAI review: "post-survey data analyses"
• research methodsAI review: "Design, practical application"

AI-resilient: 1 of 5 1/5

• ✓Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "hands-on"
• No: Live work with people
• No: Judgment someone is accountable for
• No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
• No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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