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 Animals - livestock care to tournament training to wildlife managementLots of people have a special place in their heart for animals. From farms to wetlands to government offices to labs, there's many ways to be involved. |
Field scientists
| A large part of wildlife/fisheries management is actually managing animal habitats. Field scientists constantly monitor the environment by taking samples from the air, from streams, from riverbanks, and many other places. They also identify plant and animal species that contribute to the health of a living community. Their analysis creates the information foresters and wildlife managers need to determine the best techniques for maintaining or restoring the health of a given area. |
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Foresters and natural resource managers
| Working in conjunction with field scientists (see above) foresters and wildlife managers strive to maintain the health of an ecosystem. Managers use information from scientists to develop and carry out programs that ensure the well-being of animal populations. They work primarily in the field to monitor animal populations, observe human interactions, and enforce government limits and regulations. Field reports play an important role in creating policies that protect endangered populations. |
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Federal and State agency officials
| Working in government brings great responsibility along with a great capacity to impact the regulations that effect us all. Agency officials write the rules that hunters and fisherman must work by. They define which animals need protections and how strict the protections will be. Most of their work is based on the analysis of natural resource managers and other field scientists (see above.) |
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Animal trainers, breeders, and ranchers
| Animal trainers work with individual animals, such as horses, to prepare them for competitions based on various types of performance. Animal breeders mate animals for reproduction, while ranchers raise herds of animals and sell by-products, such as milk, wool, and meat. |
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Field scientists
| The ways crops are grown (including fertilizer and pesticide use) and the ways animals are raised (including their food supply and waste run-off) are greatly impacted by the size of a farm. Field scientists analyze quantitative measurements to determine input and output differences based on farm size. |
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Economists
| Economists look at the above issues, as well as the ways farm consolidation impacts family farms, raw food prices, consumer food prices, and food distribution and transportation. Economists monitor trends and the impacts of those trends.They recommend possible mechanisms for supporting or minimizing a given direction. |
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Animal research scientists
| Animal research scientists develop new breeds of animals for many purposes. Some focus on creating healthier stock that have a reduced need for antibiotics. Others work towards making domesticated animals viable for geographic areas that currently can't support them. Still others are breeding animals who naturally create human antibodies (see below.) |
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Animal research scientists
| Farm animals can produce more than just food. Animal research scientists are developing new animal breeds that naturally create human antibodies (such as immunoglobulin), cells, and tissues. These valuable components can then be used for research or transplanted into people to cure human diseases. |
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