Course Overview
Covers the principles and practice of wildlife ecology and management with particular emphasis on inventory protocols and species at risk in BC. Topics include: bioenergetics, biology and ecology of select wildlife species (amphibians, reptiles, birds and small mammals). Review methods of studying wildlife; research methods, RISC inventory fundamentals, various field activities and ethics.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
7.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the ways that wildlife interacts with their habitat, including underlying physiological processes.
- Discern systematic and random sampling types and develop appropriate study designs, including when to apply them for absolute abundance, relative abundance or presence/not detected studies.
- Identify and describe the ecology of common wildlife species using morphology and life history.
- Associate the ecology of selected red and blue-listed species with their distribution and anthropological effects.
- Choose and apply a valid survey technique for multiple wildlife species, including evaluation of risks and mitigation methods through an animal ethics lens
Effective as of Fall 2023
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