Unit of Study ENVR5002 Wildlife Conservation (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

ENVR2002 - Wildlife Conservation

Enrolment information

A compulsory 4-day field camp for Online and On Campus students is conducted during which most of the practical work is done.

Unit description

Introduces the theory and practice of wildlife conservation. This includes learning the techniques used to collect basic data for wildlife management and conservation. Emphasises developing the skills required to communicate the results of research projects that investigate conservation issues. This unit includes a Masters Tutorial component in which students critically analyse advanced issues in the field.

Unit content

Introduction to wildlife conservation
Introduction to animal care and ethics
Wildlife survey techniques
Relevance of the Theory of Island Biogeography to Wildlife Conservation
Population ecology and population viability analysis
Conservation genetics
Endangered species legislation
Ecological considerations in conservation biology
Animal home ranges
Australian wildlife and climate change

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an ability to independently design a field survey

demonstrate a high level of skill in report writing and in scientific data presentation

collate data from a variety of sources and demonstrate an ability to evaluate different methods of data collection

demonstrate correct ethical approaches to animal survey and handling

demonstrate the skills required to independently conduct a wildlife survey and to accurately identify wildlife

describe the basic principles of conservation biology

synthesize and critically evaluate the literature for a specific topic in wildlife conservation

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