This course will largely utilize the social-ecological systems framework to understanding human-wildlife interactions and contemporary wildlife conservation issues from local to global scales. Topics include measuring and evaluating tradeoffs in ecosystem services and disservices of wildlife; balancing multiple expectations and priorities among diverse stakeholder groups; ethical implications of species management, rewilding and de-extinction; institutional fit and adaptive management. A main goal is to help students engage in creative problem solving in a way that crosscuts and transcends traditionally isolated disciplines. The course will train graduate students to take an interdisciplinary approach to analyze critically wildlife conservation issues occurring around the globe.