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Certificate of Wildlife Conservation

The Certificate of Wildlife Conservation is an online program that will give you a broad knowledge base of the strategies involved in wildlife conservation and how research, surveys and management techniques can assist with its preservation. 
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Study Hours
50 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

Many alarming world trends, including climate change, is threatening our wildlife more than ever. These animals need knowledgeable, compassionate humans to help! This course suits those with a general interest in wildlife conservation or those looking for a career in academia, consulting companies, wildlife and conservation organisations, professional and scientific societies or even in zoos and aquariums.

The Certificate of Wildlife Conservation is an online professional development program that will give you a broad knowledge base of the strategies involved in wildlife conservation and how research, surveys and management techniques can assist with its preservation.

In this wildlife conservation course, you will explore important concepts like ecology and biological diversity, farming and urban planning, revegetation and restoration, the recovery of threatened species, and the different types of habitats including woodlands, tundras, forests and mangrove habitats.

You will also study varying approaches to wildlife conservation including the species, landscape and ecosystem approaches, and how to undertake vegetation, fauna and marine conservation surveys.

On completion of this course, you will satisfy your passion for wildlife and leverage positive changes for the future of our planet and its fauna.

Printed learning materials may be available free to print for this course. Requests can be made by contacting us. 

Course Structure
Unit - Wildlife Conservation

Unit 1 – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation

  • What is wildlife conservation?
  • The need for wildlife conservation
  • Important concepts
  • Threatening processes (Ecology, Ecosystem and Biome)
  • Conservation Values
  • Biological diversity
  • Biodiversity indicators
  • Genetic drift
  • Habitat and life span
  • Wildlife Management
  • Habitat fragmentation
  • Habitat degradation and loss
  • Types of soil degradation
  • Types of Erosion
  • Pollution
  • Land pollution
  • Air pollution
  • Water pollution
  • Marine degradation
  • Unsustainable harvesting/hunting
  • Invasive species
  • Climate change
  • Population isolation/conservation genetics
  • Disease
  • Extinction and Disease
  • Density and Disease
  • Impacts of Disease Control Measures
  • Terminology

Unit 2 – Recovery of Threatened Species

  • Loss of species categories of risk
  • Species vulnerability to endangerment
  • Rarity
  • Ability to Disperse
  • Degree of Specialisation
  • Population Variability
  • Population Variability
  • Life Span
  • Reproductive Rate
  • Recovery of species
  • Threat management
  • Habitat conservation
  • Critical habitat and protecting habitat
  • Research population growth
  • Habitat use
  • Conservation genetics
  • Captive breeding
  • Translocation
  • Public involvement
  • Terminology

Unit 3 – Habitat Conservation

  • Habitat
  • Types of Habitat
  • Temperate and tropical forests, woodland, tundra and mangrove habitats
  • Habitat use
  • Species richness
  • Habitat fragmentation
  • Creating habitats
  • Restoration ecology
  • Creating habitat corridors, situating corridors and edge effects
  • Rehabilitation
  • Implementing a land rehabilitation management program
  • Determining land objectives, determining a program
  • The role of GIS in conservation
  • The role of protected areas
  • Levels of protection
  • Approaches to reserve selection

Unit 4 – Approaches to Conservation of Threatened Wildlife

  • Species approach
  • Demographic modelling
  • Effective population size, small populations
  • Population viability analysis (PVA)
  • Spatial distribution of populations within a landscape
  • Landscape Modelling
  • Ecosystem approach
  • Ecosystem management
  • Adaptive management
  • Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management

Unit 5 – Vegetation (Flora) Surveys

  • Plant Identification (names and scientific names)
  • Levels of division
  • Botanical keys
  • List of plant groups
  • Vegetation/flora surveying
  • Flora survey techniques
  • Line surveys
  • Belt transect
  • Vegetation mapping
  • Quadrat surveys
  • Remote sensing data.
  • Landsat

Unit 6 – Fauna Surveys

  • Observation techniques
  • Types of surveys / census techniques
  • Total counts and sampling
  • Direct methods of surveying wildlife
  • Aerial surveys
  • Transects
  • Mark-recapture
  • Indirect methods of surveying wildlife
  • Roadside and call counts
  • Scat analysis
  • Hair tube analysis
  • Nest boxes
  • Sand pads/trays
  • Spotlighting
  • Mapping
  • Sampling methods specific to animal populations
  • Distance sampling
  • Random vs non-random sampling
  • Species identification

Unit 7 – Marine Conservation

  • Coral bleaching
  • Overfishing
  • Commercial fish stock management
  • Stock identity and assessment
  • Stock biomass
  • Stock management methods
  • Marine surveys
  • Capture and mixed methods
  • Non-capture methods
  • Non-lethal whale research techniques
  • Acoustic research methods
  • Molecular methods
  • Genetics and satellite tagging

Unit 8 – Planning for Wildlife

  • Farm planning
  • Planning farm activities
  • Off property effects
  • Biological and climactic considerations
  • Socioeconomic options
  • Examples of information to be collected & analysed
  • Examples of decisions which might need to be made
  • Urban planning
  • Aspects of urban management
  • Urban planning for wildlife

Unit 9 – Management

  • Managing threatened wildlife populations
  • Recovering threatened species
  • Manipulating populations
  • Reintroducing species
  • Removal of Predators/Competitors
  • Captive Breeding
  • Manipulating habitat
  • Revegetation/restoration
  • Exclusion fencing for threatened species
  • Creating corridors
  • Designing and planting a fire break

Unit 10 – Wildlife Conservation Project

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Estimated Duration
50 hours
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Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

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Australian Online Courses Pty Ltd is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association that recognises quality and excellence in tertiary education providers.

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Career Outcomes

Professional Development for:

  • Wildlife Rescue Officers
  • Animal Protection Officers
  • Parks Management Officers
  • Animal Relocations Specialists
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