Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

1. Explain the principles of wildlife ecology and conservation.
2. Describe wildlife resources and conservation policies.
3. Apply techniques for wildlife investigation and data collection.
4. Analyze wildlife population dynamics and management strategies.
5. Assess the impact of climate change and human activities on wildlife.
6. Develop strategies for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts.

13 weeks, about 75 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Wildlife Ecology and Resources

   • Unit 1: Wildlife Ecology and Adaptation · 5 hours

     Define Wildlife Ecology, values, and ecosystem components.. Explain the effect of light and temperature on animals.. Describe basic requirements and limiting factors of wildlife..

2. Week 2Module 1: Wildlife Ecology and Resources

   • Unit 2: Wildlife Resources of Nigeria · 5 hours

     Describe Wildlife Resources of Nigeria and top wildlife resources.. Identify endangered animals and zoos in Nigeria.. Describe wetland wildlife resources and their conservation status..

3. Week 3Module 1: Wildlife Ecology and Resources

   • Unit 3: Forestry and wildlife · 5 hours

     Explain the influences of forestry on wildlife and vice versa.. Describe wildlife damage to forestry and control methods.. Explain linkages between wildlife, forest management, and food security..

4. Week 4Module 1: Wildlife Ecology and Resources

   • Unit 4: World Wildlife Resources and their protection · 5 hours

     Describe world wildlife resources and their protection.. Explain the need for wildlife conservation.. Discuss ways to help wild animals and promote biodiversity..

5. Week 5Module 1: Wildlife Ecology and Resources

   • Unit 5: Conflicts related to wildlife resources · 5 hours

     Define human-wildlife conflict and its importance in conservation.. Describe causes and impacts of human-wildlife conflicts.. Explain ways to reduce and mitigate human-wildlife conflict..

6. Week 6Module 1: Wildlife Ecology and Resources

   • Unit 6: Climate Change and Wildlife Resources. · 5 hours

     Describe the impacts of climate change on wildlife resources.. Explain climate change threats on vital biodiversity.. Suggest solutions to climate change impact..

7. Week 7Module 2: Wildlife Conservation Policies and Legislation

   • Unit 1: Conservation Policies · 5 hours

     Explain various conservation policies and multilateral environmental agreements.. Describe the significance of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).. List important policies related to the conservation of nature..

8. Week 8Module 2: Wildlife Conservation Policies and Legislation

   • Unit 2: Wildlife Protection Policies and Legislation · 5 hours

     Describe wildlife protection policies and legislation.. Explain the Principal International Agreements about wildlife policies.. Describe the wildlife society and environmental factors..

9. Week 9Module 2: Wildlife Conservation Policies and Legislation

   • Unit 3: Problems and Threats to Wildlife Conservation · 5 hours

     Explain the problems and threats to wildlife conservation.. Describe the major causes of habitat loss.. Explain the effect of climate change and diseases on wildlife and its habitat..

10. Week 10Module 2: Wildlife Conservation Policies and Legislation

    • Unit 4: Conservation Status of Wildlife · 5 hours

      Describe the world wildlife resources, conservation and protection.. Explain the need and Reasons Wildlife conservation.. Discuss the Ways to Help Wild Animals..

11. Week 11Module 3: Techniques of wildlife investigation

    • Unit 2: Study design for wildlife studies · 5 hours

      Describe the study design for wildlife studies. Understand the sampling terminologies. Differentiate between probability sampling and non-probability sampling.

12. Week 12Module 3: Techniques of wildlife investigation

    • Unit 2: Designing Field Studies · 5 hours

      Design good wildlife field studies. Explain the various types of scales of measurements in wildlife study. Describe the degree of precision, accuracy and statistical inferences about wildlife studies.

    • Unit 3: Strategies for field wildlife data collection · 5 hours

      Describe the methods for invertebrates sampling and Observation. Explain insect netting and fish sampling techniques. Describe wildlife sampling method, observation, live and snap traps..

13. Week 13Module 3: Techniques of wildlife investigation

    • Unit 4: Wildlife Control Methods · 5 hours

      Identify the Wildlife management tools. Describe methods for resolving wildlife conflicts using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods.. Explain the meaning of a biological garden..

    • Unit 5: Biological Garden · 5 hours

      Explain the overall aim of establishing a biological garden. Describe the history of botanical gardens. Describe the global strategies for plant conservation and Perseverance of Botanical garden.