Wildlife Biology
The Wildlife Biology Concentration is an environmentally-focused program that integrates zoology, botany, earth science, and chemistry. The program is based on the belief that field experience is vital to the understanding of ecosystems. Field experience includes exposure to a wide variety of habitats, including aquatic and terrestrial communities, field observations, and collection and analysis of data. Students are trained to identify flora and fauna of an area and learn collection, observation, and census techniques. The field experiences are complemented by a thorough understanding of ecological theory and practice as well as an in-depth understanding of the different fields of natural history
"The Southern Appalachians are an outstanding natural laboratory for the Lees-McRae Wildlife Biology program. The Elk Valley Preserve and Field Station at Lees-McRae College, and the surrounding National Forests and wild and scenic rivers provide limitless opportunities for field work and natural history study."
-Dr. Stewart Skeate Professor of Biological Science
Contact Information
Dr. Stewart Skeate
Program Coordinator for Wildlife Biology
Phone: 1.828.898.8787
Fax: 1.828.898.8711
Email: skeate@lmc.edu