AESC4071K Wildlife Management and Conservation

Academic Year 2023/2024

The module will introduce the theory and practical aspects of the conservation and management of populations of wild animals in all major taxonomic groups, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. The module describes the core issues of population management and habitat management, and how these components of wildlife conservation are essential to maintain viable populations of wild animals under natural conditions. The interplay between human populations and wildlife preservation will be discussed, and how legislation at national and international scales can impact wildlife conservation . The module also considers direct human-wildlife conflict, and how these issues might be addressed.


[NOTE: This module is only available to Stage 4 Students on the dual undergraduate degree programme in Biological Sciences at Guangzhou-Dublin International College (GDIC)]

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Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course students will:
1) Be able to describe the multiple factors causing wildlife decline and extinction
2) Understand how conservation organisations describe categorize the risk of population extinction
3) Comprehend the importance of population ecology and management to wildlife conservation
4) Comprehend the importance of habitat management, diversity, and connectivity to wildlife conservation
5) Understand the multiple steps involved in any wildlife reintroduction program
6) Be aware of how local human populations can be positively or negatively affected by wildlife conservation

Indicative Module Content:

Factors causing wildlife decline
Why conserve wildlife?
Defining species extinction risk at local and global scales
Population ecology, minimum viable populations, and risk of extinction
Population estimation and sampling methods
Habitat management, habitat heterogeneity, habitat connectivity
Wildlife re-introductions, captive breeding, and translocations
Local benefits to wildlife conservation
Human/animal conflict

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Practical

12
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

106
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Online activities
Supplementary materials
Tutorials/Conversation classes
Practical classes 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Exclusions:

This module is only available to Stage 4 Students on the dual undergraduate degree programme in Biological Sciences at Guangzhou-Dublin International College (GDIC)


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Three online multiple choice quizzes (20 questions), with each quiz worth 8% of final grade Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

24
Essay: Short essay on how a local environmental issue is causing ecological harm. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

16
Examination: Final exam will cover all course materials (lectures, tutorials/conversation classes, practicals, videos etc) 2 hour End of Trimester Exam Yes Graded No

60

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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