ERS 346Wildlife Ecology
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Environment
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course introduces the main concepts and principles of wildlife ecology. Topics include: population dynamics, animal behavior, habitats, genetics, predation, and habitat use. The lab component will introduce students to wildlife data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7511 | 0 / 40 | MW 16:00–17:20 |
| LEC 701 | 8203 | 39 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
43% liked it25% easy100% useful
From 7 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The class has useful information, but the Professor is not helpful and the class is really poorly constructed. Work is confusing, no help there either.
Oct 2016 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
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Sep 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Super helpful course. The material was really interesting and helped me land a field work co-op job, and for an online course Prof. Fedy was great at making his labs engaging and entertaining. The R stuff was challenging but well taught.
Sep 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Much harder than I was expecting. Lots of technical work.
Mar 2020 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
R is useful but the professor teaches coding with limited explanation. As an environment student, I got 80 in CS115, but ended up dropping this course.
Nov 2018 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
6 posts and comments in 6 threads mention ERS 346, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2023
Environment, Resources and Sustainability- Info for Incoming Students 16 points, 1 comment
u/Extra-Ad-7289: “… GIS: GEOG 181 -> GEOG 281 -> GEOG 381 -> GEOG 481 (check out the GIS diploma as well) Environmental Assessment ERS 215 -> ERS 315 -> ERS 415 R Studio: ERS 346, dig around, there are many other courses outside of the Faculty of Environment Life Cycle Assessment: ENBUS 405 Carbon …”
Winter 2022
Anyone else scared of their in person midterms 82 points, 24 comments
u/Fickle_ficus: “I did my first in person midterm since March 2020 yesterday. I didn't realize after 2 years that a room of people shuffling papers, writing with pencils/pens, erasing, or just generally shifting in …”
u/Alternative_Moose589: “Ers 346? That midterm was a fucking mess for me”
Looking for course recs in ers/envs 13 points, 7 comments
u/narutoismygod: “… Hea a funny guy that's just really knowledgeable Since you have a CS background you might like ERS 346 - Wildlife Ecology. …”
Fall 2019
Tutor for using R Studio 2 points, 5 comments
“Hey dudes, I'm currently taking a few courses which require me to use R Studio. I am really struggling with being able to generate the data needed and understand how to use the program. …”
u/UWGooseHunter: “What courses?”
u/InsertWhaleSounds: “ERS346, and ENVS444 (but i think we start R later in that class)”
Spring 2019
Y’all having trouble with course selection (undergraduate)? 1 point, 22 comments
“I was on the Quest website and I was trying to add two courses that I found on the course selection list sent by email, but after submitting it in, it said that there was an error and that I “do not …”
u/HoshiSenpai: “The add/swap/drop period will be on a first come basis so make sure to be on time for that !! Rn their just checking the demand for each course. …”
u/bitchybean: “… I wanted to do ENVS 200 (Field Ecology) and ERS 346 (Wildlife Ecology), but BIOL 310 (Invertebrate Zoology) seemed pretty interesting too (although it’s 627% not what my profession requires lol). …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 202 ERS 210 ERS 234 ERS 265 ERS 275 ERS 300 ERS 301 ERS 315 ERS 316 ERS 321 ERS 328 ERS 335 ERS 346 ERS 375 ERS 403A ERS 403B ERS 454 ERS 475 ERS 484 ERS 615 ERS 619 ERS 654 ERS 675 ERS 680 ERS 684 ERS 701 FILM 333W FILM 374W FINE 100 FINE 101 FINE 102 FINE 130 FINE 150 FINE 205 …”
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