Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What is the difference between a wildlife biologist and a zoologist?

Zoologists and wildlife biologists study animals and wildlife鈥攖heir origin, behavior, diseases, and life processes. Some experiment with live animals in controlled or natural surroundings, while others dissect dead animals to study their structure. Zoologists and wildlife biologists also may collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of current and potential uses of land and water areas. Zoologists usually are identified by the animal group they study鈥攐rnithologists study birds, for example, mammalogists study mammals, herpetologists study reptiles, and ichthyologists study fish. The biggest difference is that zoologists may focus more on the physiological aspects of the organism.





Ecologists investigate the relationships among organisms and between organisms and their environments, examining the effects of population size, pollutants, rainfall, temperature, and altitude. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, ecologists may collect, study, and report data on the quality of air, food, soil, and water.








http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htmWhat is the difference between a wildlife biologist and a zoologist?
Wildlife biology is a specialized area of zoology (which is the study of non-human animals). So you can think of wildlife biology as a subset of the larger study area of zoology. Wildlife biologists specialize in wild animals - esp. those species that are the focus of conservation efforts (endangered species, endangered habitat situations, environmental disasters).
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