Wildlife Management Course Online

 

Why Study this Wildlife Management Course?

Do you want to learn how to manage wildlife and its habitats? This online wildlife management is exactly that and more! This course covers every important thing there is in wildlife management, such as how wildlife population management differs around the world, the different wildlife habitats and their importance, the different techniques in wildlife management, and more.

 

Study this wildlife management course online and learn the principles of wildlife management including wildlife ecology, habitats, carrying populations, species adaption, census techniques, legal aspects of wildlife management and much more.

  • 100 hours self paced study
  • tutor support

Who is this wildlife management course for?

This online wildlife management course is highly recommended for anyone working with australian wildlife as a volunteer, are interested the environment or already work with wildlife.  We recommend that anyone wanting to work with wildlife starts with obtaining regular volunteer work.

What you will learn in this course

  • Develop a concept of how man manages wildlife populations in different situations around the world.
  • Understand and discuss the principles of wildlife ecology.
  • Understand wildlife habitats and their importance to managing wildlife.
  • Explain how populations of any one species change and adapt to variations in their environment.
  • Understand carrying capacity and its importance in managing wildlife populations.
  • Explain a range of different methods used to determine the number of individuals in a wildlife population.
  • Discuss a range of different wildlife management techniques.
  • Explain the potentials and limitations of legal and administrative initiatives, in the pursuance of more effective wildlife management.
  • Examine a specific wildlife management case of interest to the student.

Lesson Information

1. Introduction to Wildlife Management
  • What is Wildlife Management
  • Approaches to Wildlife Management (Preservation, Conservation, Management)
  • Purpose of Wildlife Management
  • Goals
  • Decision Making (Who makes decisions, Making good decisions)
  • Needs of Wildlife
  • What’s a Good Habitat
  • Limiting factor
  • Carrying capacity
  • Landscape Fragmentation
  • Habitat Diversity
  • Arrangement
  • Biological Control
  • Integrated Pest Management
2. Wildlife Ecology
  • Ecology (Mutualism, Commensalisms, Competition, Predation, Parasitism, Herbivoury)
  • Behavioural Ecology
  • Population Ecology
  • Community Ecology
  • Ecosystem Ecology
  • Interactions within a Community
  • Competition
  • Predation
  • Parasitism
  • Commensalism
  • Mutualism
  • The Food Web (Derital Web, Grazing Web, Trophic Levels)
  • Energy Flow
  • Imbalances
3. Wildlife Habitats
  • Introduction
  • Classification of Habitats
  • Biomes, Ecosystems, Microclimates
  • Timbered Biomes (Boreal Forest/ Taiga, Temperate Forest, Tropical Forest, Woodland)
  • Scrubland
  • Tropical Savannah
  • Temperate Grassland
  • Arctic Tundra
  • Alpine
  • Semi-desert
  • Desert
  • Man Made Biomes (Urban, Agricultural)
  • Wet Biomes (Mangrove, Rivers, Benthos, Pelagic, Continental Shelf, Coral Reef,
  • Animal Use of Features in Biomes (Trees, Logs, Surface Rocks and Ground Cover, Creeks, Wetlands and Dams)
  • Case Studies
  • Changes to Habitats (Physical, Biological, Pollution)
  • Water for Wildlife
  • Siting Water Points
  • Managing Trees
  • Deforestation
  • Afforestation
4. Population Dynamics
  • Populations
  • Birth or Fecundity Rate
  • Death or Mortality Rate
  • Growth Rate
  • Life Tables
  • Cohort or Dynamic Life Tables (Age Specific)
  • Static or Time Specific Life Tables
  • Rodents
  • Squirrels
  • Rabbits
  • Mosquitoes
  • Grasshoppers
  • Case Studies of different animals in different countries
5. Carrying Capacity
  • Introduction
  • Exponential Population Growth
  • What is Carrying Capacity
  • Fisheries stock management (Stock Identification, Assessment, Biomass)
  • Stock Management Methods
6. Wildlife Censuses
  • Introduction and census types
  • Total Counts
  • Sampling (Simple Random, Stratified Random, Systemic, Two Stage, Double sampling)
  • Accuracy vs Precision
  • Bias Errors
  • Aerial Surveys
  • Trapping
  • Transects
  • Indirect Methods
  • Mark-Recapture method
  • Roadside and Call Counts
  • Mapping
  • Sampling methods for specific types of animals (ie. Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Invertebrates, Mammals etc.)
  • Animal Ethics
7. Wildlife Management Techniques
  • Habitat Modification
  • Fire
  • Vegetation Management
  • Predator Control
  • Habitat Features
  • Seeding
  • Population Monitoring
  • Captive Breeding and Release
  • Culling and Cropping
  • Control of pest or undesirable wildlife species
  • Control Objectives
  • Effects of Control
  • Control Techniques (Manipulating mortality, Fertility, Genetic Engineering)
8. Wildlife Management Law and Administration
  • Policy and Wildlife Law
  • International Environmental Law
  • Treaties
  • International Customary Laws
  • Hard vs Soft Law
  • Domestic/National Law
  • Evolving Domestic Law
  • Sources of Legislation
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Enforcement
9. Wildlife Management Research Project
  • Problem Based Learning Project with following aims:
  • Identify the objectives of a management program for an endangered species.
  • Determine appropriate techniques for carrying out a census of an endangered species.
  • Identify techniques for increasing the population of the endangered species.
  • Identify pest species and their undesirable effect on the endangered species of bird.
  • Identify techniques for reducing the undesirable impacts of the pest species on the endangered bird.
  • Present a management plan in a form that is appropriate for use by wildlife workers.

Enrol Now

  • Experienced Tutor support
  • Certificate sent to you
  • Online study (Printed notes available)
  • Self paced - no set timetable
  • 12 months to complete course

From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

Clear

Send me a free info pack

    CourseStream Accreditation.
    Accredited courses.

     

    Enrol Now

    • Experienced Tutor support
    • Certificate sent to you
    • Online study (Printed notes available)
    • Self paced - no set timetable
    • 12 months to complete course

    From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

    Clear

    Send me a free info pack

      CourseStream Accreditation.
      Accredited courses.
      GET YOUR FREE INFO PACK

       

      Wildlife Management Course Online

       

      Why Study this Wildlife Management Course?

      Do you want to learn how to manage wildlife and its habitats? This online wildlife management is exactly that and more! This course covers every important thing there is in wildlife management, such as how wildlife population management differs around the world, the different wildlife habitats and their importance, the different techniques in wildlife management, and more.

       

      Study this wildlife management course online and learn the principles of wildlife management including wildlife ecology, habitats, carrying populations, species adaption, census techniques, legal aspects of wildlife management and much more.

      • 100 hours self paced study
      • tutor support

      Who is this wildlife management course for?

      This online wildlife management course is highly recommended for anyone working with australian wildlife as a volunteer, are interested the environment or already work with wildlife.  We recommend that anyone wanting to work with wildlife starts with obtaining regular volunteer work.

      What you will learn in this course

      • Develop a concept of how man manages wildlife populations in different situations around the world.
      • Understand and discuss the principles of wildlife ecology.
      • Understand wildlife habitats and their importance to managing wildlife.
      • Explain how populations of any one species change and adapt to variations in their environment.
      • Understand carrying capacity and its importance in managing wildlife populations.
      • Explain a range of different methods used to determine the number of individuals in a wildlife population.
      • Discuss a range of different wildlife management techniques.
      • Explain the potentials and limitations of legal and administrative initiatives, in the pursuance of more effective wildlife management.
      • Examine a specific wildlife management case of interest to the student.

      Lesson Information

      1. Introduction to Wildlife Management
      • What is Wildlife Management
      • Approaches to Wildlife Management (Preservation, Conservation, Management)
      • Purpose of Wildlife Management
      • Goals
      • Decision Making (Who makes decisions, Making good decisions)
      • Needs of Wildlife
      • What’s a Good Habitat
      • Limiting factor
      • Carrying capacity
      • Landscape Fragmentation
      • Habitat Diversity
      • Arrangement
      • Biological Control
      • Integrated Pest Management
      2. Wildlife Ecology
      • Ecology (Mutualism, Commensalisms, Competition, Predation, Parasitism, Herbivoury)
      • Behavioural Ecology
      • Population Ecology
      • Community Ecology
      • Ecosystem Ecology
      • Interactions within a Community
      • Competition
      • Predation
      • Parasitism
      • Commensalism
      • Mutualism
      • The Food Web (Derital Web, Grazing Web, Trophic Levels)
      • Energy Flow
      • Imbalances
      3. Wildlife Habitats
      • Introduction
      • Classification of Habitats
      • Biomes, Ecosystems, Microclimates
      • Timbered Biomes (Boreal Forest/ Taiga, Temperate Forest, Tropical Forest, Woodland)
      • Scrubland
      • Tropical Savannah
      • Temperate Grassland
      • Arctic Tundra
      • Alpine
      • Semi-desert
      • Desert
      • Man Made Biomes (Urban, Agricultural)
      • Wet Biomes (Mangrove, Rivers, Benthos, Pelagic, Continental Shelf, Coral Reef,
      • Animal Use of Features in Biomes (Trees, Logs, Surface Rocks and Ground Cover, Creeks, Wetlands and Dams)
      • Case Studies
      • Changes to Habitats (Physical, Biological, Pollution)
      • Water for Wildlife
      • Siting Water Points
      • Managing Trees
      • Deforestation
      • Afforestation
      4. Population Dynamics
      • Populations
      • Birth or Fecundity Rate
      • Death or Mortality Rate
      • Growth Rate
      • Life Tables
      • Cohort or Dynamic Life Tables (Age Specific)
      • Static or Time Specific Life Tables
      • Rodents
      • Squirrels
      • Rabbits
      • Mosquitoes
      • Grasshoppers
      • Case Studies of different animals in different countries
      5. Carrying Capacity
      • Introduction
      • Exponential Population Growth
      • What is Carrying Capacity
      • Fisheries stock management (Stock Identification, Assessment, Biomass)
      • Stock Management Methods
      6. Wildlife Censuses
      • Introduction and census types
      • Total Counts
      • Sampling (Simple Random, Stratified Random, Systemic, Two Stage, Double sampling)
      • Accuracy vs Precision
      • Bias Errors
      • Aerial Surveys
      • Trapping
      • Transects
      • Indirect Methods
      • Mark-Recapture method
      • Roadside and Call Counts
      • Mapping
      • Sampling methods for specific types of animals (ie. Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Invertebrates, Mammals etc.)
      • Animal Ethics
      7. Wildlife Management Techniques
      • Habitat Modification
      • Fire
      • Vegetation Management
      • Predator Control
      • Habitat Features
      • Seeding
      • Population Monitoring
      • Captive Breeding and Release
      • Culling and Cropping
      • Control of pest or undesirable wildlife species
      • Control Objectives
      • Effects of Control
      • Control Techniques (Manipulating mortality, Fertility, Genetic Engineering)
      8. Wildlife Management Law and Administration
      • Policy and Wildlife Law
      • International Environmental Law
      • Treaties
      • International Customary Laws
      • Hard vs Soft Law
      • Domestic/National Law
      • Evolving Domestic Law
      • Sources of Legislation
      • Environmental Ethics
      • Enforcement
      9. Wildlife Management Research Project
      • Problem Based Learning Project with following aims:
      • Identify the objectives of a management program for an endangered species.
      • Determine appropriate techniques for carrying out a census of an endangered species.
      • Identify techniques for increasing the population of the endangered species.
      • Identify pest species and their undesirable effect on the endangered species of bird.
      • Identify techniques for reducing the undesirable impacts of the pest species on the endangered bird.
      • Present a management plan in a form that is appropriate for use by wildlife workers.

      Enrol Now

      • Experienced Tutor support
      • Certificate sent to you
      • Online study (Printed notes available)
      • Self paced - no set timetable
      • 12 months to complete course

      From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

      Clear

       

      Get a Free Info Pack!

        CourseStream Accreditation.
        Accredited courses.