Forestry And Wildlife Management

1. Define renewable natural resources and their sustainable management.
2. Classify important forest trees and their distribution in Nigeria.
3. Explain silvicultural practices for seed germination and seedling production.
4. Describe techniques for felling and transporting logs.
5. Apply principles of wildlife management and conservation.
6. Analyze animal behavior and its implications for conservation.
7. Evaluate methods for addressing wildlife damage problems.

13 weeks, about 50 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Renewable Natural Resources · 3 hours

     Define renewable natural resources and their importance.. Discuss the importance of forests to the environment.. Identify the causes of climate change and their effects..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Forest as Renewable Natural Resources · 3 hours

     Explain why forests are considered renewable natural resources.. Discuss the depletion of forest reserves and the diminishing of forest trees and wildlife.. Identify the vegetation patterns of Nigeria and their climatic conditions..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Classification, Morphology and Distribution of Important Forest Trees · 3 hours

     Explain how forest trees are classified based on vegetation and families.. Describe the five storeys of the rainforest and their characteristics.. Identify important forest trees used for timber in Nigeria..

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Forests and Game Reserves in Nigeria · 3 hours

     Identify the distribution of forest reserves in Nigeria's geopolitical zones.. Describe game reserves and national parks and their role in biodiversity conservation.. Discuss the functions of national parks in conserving the nation's biodiversity..

5. Week 5Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Silviculture: Seedling Production · 3 hours

     Identify the types of seeds to collect for quality tree production.. Determine the best time to collect seeds for planting.. Describe how to handle and store collected seeds to maintain viability.. Explain seed dormancy and its causes..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Seed Treatment · 3 hours

     List the pre-treatments required to hasten seed germination.. Explain the effect of environmental conditions on germination experiments.. Discuss the necessity of seed viability tests to ascertain seed purity and readiness to germinate..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Seed Germination · 3 hours

     Explain how water imbibition triggers germination and increases cellular respiration.. Describe how embryo growth causes seed coat rupture and the role of cotyledons or endosperm.. Explain how environmental factors like water, temperature, light, and oxygen control germination..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Seed Management · 3 hours

     Identify major seedling management practices.. Suggest when to transplant seedlings to the field.. Outline planting patterns and methods..

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Protective Afforestation · 3 hours

     Discuss the need for protective afforestation in the tropics.. Explain the consequences of losing vegetative cover.. Describe the protective roles of tree cover, including soil stabilization and erosion control..

10. Week 10Module 2:

    • Unit 5: Logging and Transportation · 3 hours

      Outline methods of obtaining logging rights.. List timber inventory methods and methods of sales of standing trees.. Enumerate the procedure for felling a tree and factors to consider in bucking and delimbing a log..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Principles of Wildlife Management · 3 hours

      Outline the management practices necessary for habitat improvement to increase wildlife populations.. Enumerate basic ecological and environmental factors that make a game range habitable for animals.. Explain the ecological basis of wildlife management..

    • Unit 2: Animal Behaviour · 3 hours

      Explain animal behavior based on stimuli received from the environment.. Discuss the relationships between animals and the principles of behavior common to most animals.. Describe the principles of predation..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Wildlife Damage Problems · 4 hours

      Interpret wildlife damage problems and provide appropriate solutions.. Define the causes of damage by wildlife and identify the predators involved.. Determine the seriousness of damage and the areas affected..

    • Unit 4: Wildlife Conservation · 4 hours

      Explain how conservation seeks to attain wise use and perpetuation of wild animals.. List the goals and benefits of wildlife conservation.. Discuss the dynamics of conservation policies..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 5: Methods of Wildlife Conservation · 6 hours

      Explain how wildlife conservation addresses population control and environmental manipulation.. Distinguish between past and present wildlife management policies.. Predict the need for clear laws on harvesting, ecotourism, and conservation..