- A foundation course for those looking to work their way into higher education or employment with wildlife.
- Undertake studies in vertebrate zoology, wildlife management, ecology, ornithology, marine studies I and environmental assessment.
- Modules combined to provide you with a working knowledge of wildlife and their environments.
- A great course to get you started on your wildlife career.
Detailed Course Outline
There are 4 modules in this course:
1. Wildlife Conservation
Our Wildlife Conservation course will provide you with the foundation knowledge for conserving threatened wildlife. This course covers important aspects related to wildlife conservation such as:
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- habitat use, habitat fragmentation and bio geography
- genetic diversity and conserving small populations
- wildlife survey techniques
- flora survey techniques
- surveying marine life and
- working with legislation and much more.
2. Wildlife Management
Wildlife Management is the study of preserving and managing populations in the wild with consideration to their habitats. This wildlife course will introduce students to concepts such as population dynamics, carrying capacities, landscape fragmentation, wildlife census techniques and wildlife management techniques such as predator culls, habitat modification, captive breeding and release as well as examine the relationship between wildlife management and the law. Wildlife Management is suitable for those who want a career in wildlife management whether it’s in the wild, wildlife parks, zoos or those working with captive breeding programs.