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News reports and television programs about nature evoke both wonder and worry among audiences. Nature films provide glimpses of amazing, colorful or even bizarre looking creatures, yet the habitats needed by these species are disappearing. Forests in the poorest parts of the world are being cleared for their timber and converted to agriculture. Climate change alters the temperature or rainfall patterns critical to species survival. In the Odum School of Ecology, students interested in conservation and biological diversity have many opportunities to explore these topics. The role of human actions on ecological systems is the foundation of the ecology curriculum starting with the introductory course for majors, ECOL 3500 Ecology. Students with a conservation interest take ECOL 3530 Conservation Biology, which covers the scientific principles related to conservation and important case studies.