Introduction to Working with Conservation Canines

COURSE FORMATS, DATES, & PRICING

With instructor support you can take advantage of the following options:

• Ask questions about course material, other related training matters and professional development topics during scheduled one-on-one videoconferences, or email them directly to your instructors.

• Submit a training plan outline, brief project proposal, or up to 10 minutes of recorded training sessions online for review and feedback from your instructors.

• Get individual advice/consultation on a specific training issue provided via email or during (optional) weekly 30-minute videoconferencing sessions.

• Summer : Deadline to register is July 1, 2024 in order to receive a full month of instructor support.

Course fee: Jan 1 - July 1, 2024 (begin by July 1) : $550 professional / $450 student

Sign up anytime over a 3-month period and learn at your own pace as you work through prerecorded lectures and training questions and scenarios based on lectures, readings, and other course materials. Be aware that at any time during the first month Jan 1 - July 1, 2024, you may upgrade to receive instructor support.

3 months of access to course materials with no instructor support

• Begin anytime: $350 professional / $250 student

FORMAT: 1 month of consistent support followed by 2 months of access to course materials with limited support.

ACADEMIC CREDIT: This 1-semester credit hour course can be taken with pre-approval from a student’s college or university. Taking the course for more than 1-semester credit hour can be approved on a case-by-case basis but will require completing an applied project. In addition to meeting the requirements for CEUs, students must take a final assessment to earn academic credit (e.g., Pass/Fail, letter grade) for this course. See our academic credit page for more details.

• Jan 1 - July 1, 2024 (begin by July 1) : $650 professional / $550 student

“Utilizing methods learned from CWS’s Scent Detection Dogs in Conservation Biology online course helped me in my work with Koda, the turtle dog. In fact, Koda, much to our elation, recently found her first unmarked turtle! The instructors provide a series of lectures covering many aspects of dogs as conservation partners, including their hands-on work with Chili. I would definitely recommend this course.”

Julie Lisk, Field Biologist

Zoo New England

“Thanks to the Center for Wildlife Studies for the opportunity to take the Scent Detections Dogs in Conservation Research Course. The course helped to re-evaluate our current project using scat detection dogs and subsequent fecal DNA analysis for monitoring the Vulnerable Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes).”

Michelle Schroeder

Wildlife Ecologist, Black-footed Cat Working Group, South Africa

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

These courses have been pre-approved for continuing education by (1) the Ecological Society of America for 4 CEUs in Category I(a): Scientific Education and Training, and (2) The Wildlife Society for 16 CEUs in Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist® Renewal/Professional Development Certificate Program, and (3) the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers for 10 CEU’s. Participants must complete all exercises to earn CEUs and receive a Certificate of Course Completion. See our continuing education credit page for details.