207-326 Wildlife Conservation and Management

207-211 Australian Fauna.

This subject should provide students with an understanding of the principles of wildlife management and the application of various techniques for increasing, harvesting and reducing wildlife populations.

The content includes:

• fundamentals of wildlife management, ecological processes and the regulation of wildlife populations;

• methods of population assessment;

• application of various techniques for increasing at risk populations; and

• productive use of wildlife and the management of this production.

5000-word written assignment (40%), 2500-word written assignment (20%), and a two-hour examination (40%).