| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
703.353 |
| Outcomes |
This unit develops a critical approach to current issues in wildlife management with a bias towards issues relevant in an Australian context. Students are expected to read original journal articles as well as make use of standard reference texts. Emphasis is placed on learning wildlife management through hands-on experience, hence the emphasis on field work, workshops and case studies. |
| Content |
This unit examines management strategies that can be adopted to protect endangered and vulnerable animals and control feral animals and pests. Students examine the commercial exploitation of native animal populations and broad-scale management actions that may affect many animal species, such as fire and predator control. There is an emphasis on management of small and fragmented populations as this is a major issue for many species in Australia. Students are involved in lectures, workshops and case studies with government and community conservation agencies. They are also involved in one of the research projects and this requires them to spend a minimum of two days in the field.
Scientific and technical skills—students gain experience in assessing and synthesising scientific literature by writing assignments on specific topics and on practical work. This includes assessment of experimental approaches to management. Assessment of reports contains written commentary on students' performance and advice on how to improve. |
| Assessment |
This includes a small essay (critical review 10 per cent), case study presentation (30 per cent), a debate (10 per cent) and an examination (50 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor Harriet Mills |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: ANIM3301 Animal Ecology or ENVT2250 Introduction to Ecology |
| Advisable prior study: [CHEM1XXX (any chemistry unit) or TEE Chemistry] and [MATH1050 Calculus C or TEE Applicable Mathematics] and [GENE2240 Introduction to Genetics or GENE2204 Principles of Genetics or ANIM3302 Genetics and Evolution] |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials/workshops: 1 hr per week; field work: minimum of 2 days
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Recommended
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Caughley, G. and Gunn, A. Conservation Biology in Theory and Practice: Blackwell Science 1996
Lindenmeyer, D. and Burgman, M. Practical Conservation Biology: CSIRO Publishing 2005
Sinclair, R. E. et al. Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management: Blackwell Publishing 2006 |
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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