Certificate in Wildlife Management
Advance your career with wildlife management studies
The wildlife rehabilitation Ireland offering includes foundation knowledge about how parks and reserves are run, what pest control systems are commonly used, and some methods to rehabilitate vulnerable species. Learn administrative systems, understand desirable levels of species within ecosystems, and appreciate the concept of succession. This basic wildlife rehabilitation course delivers stock management information, teaches you about population monitoring, and is an excellent step toward a career in parks departments, tourism and eco-management. Enrol for a Certificate in Wildlife Management to better understand the world.
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Study at your own pace – students generally complete one module per-week. See our free course guide for detailed duration information.
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CAREER BENEFITS
- Learn which organisations and governing bodies influence wildlife management
- Understand predation, parasitism & The Food Web
- Learn essential knowledge critical to wildlife management systems
- Discover some career paths available in Wildlife Management
- Continue working while you expand your knowledge & become certified
- Gain knowledge around wildlife laws & policies
- Understand environmental ethics & the evolution of domestic wildlife laws
COURSE CONTENTS
- What is Wildlife Management
- Approaches to Wildlife Management (Preservation, Conservation, Management)
- Purpose of Wildlife Management
- Goals
- Decision Making (Who makes decisions, Making good decisions)
- Needs of Wildlife
- What’s a Good Habitat
- Limiting factor
- Carrying capacity
- Landscape Fragmentation
- Habitat Diversity
- Arrangement
- Biological Control
- Integrated Pest Management
- Ecology (Mutualism, Commensalisms, Competition, Predation, parasitism, herbivoury)
- Behavioural Ecology
- Population Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Interactions within a Community
- Competition
- Predation
- Parasitism
- Commensalism
- Mutualism
- The Food Web (Derital Web, Grazing Web, Trophic Levels)
- Energy Flow
- Imbalances
- Introduction
- Classification of Habitats
- Biomes, Ecosystems, Microclimates
- Timbered Biomes (Boreal Forest/ Taiga, Temperate Forest, Tropical Forest, Woodland)
- Scrubland
- Tropical Savannah
- Temperate Grassland
- Artic Tundra
- Alpine
- Semi-desert
- Desert
- Man Made Biomes (Urban, Agricultural)
- Wet Biomes (Mangrove, Rivers, Benthos, Pelagic, Continental Shelf, Coral Reef,
- Animal Use of Features in Biomes (Trees, Logs, Surface Rocks and Ground Cover, Creeks, Wetlands and Dams)
- Case Studies
- Changes to Habitats (Physical, Biological, Pollution)
- Water for Wildlife
- Siting Water Points
- Managing Trees
- Deforestation
- Afforestation
- Populations
- Birth or Fecundity Rate
- Death or Mortality Rate
- Growth Rate
- Life Tables
- Cohort or Dynamic Life Tables (Age Specific)
- Static or Time Specific Life Tables
- Rodents
- Squirrels
- Rabbits
- Mosquitoes
- Grasshoppers
- Case Studies of different animals in different countries
- Introduction
- Exponential Population Growth
- What is Carrying Capacity
- Fisheries stock management (stock Identification, assessment, biomass)
- Stock Management Methods
- Introduction and census types
- Total Counts
- Sampling (Simple Random, Stratified Random, Systemic, Two Stage, Double sampling)
- Accuracy vs Precision
- Bias Errors
- Aerial Surveys
- Trapping
- Transects
- Indirect Methods
- Mark-Recapture method
- Roadside and Call Counts
- Mapping
- Sampling methods for specific types of animals (ie. Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Invertebrates, Mammals etc.)
- Animal Ethics
- Case Study
- Habitat Modification
- Fire
- Vegetation Management
- Predator Control
- Habitat Features
- Seeding
- Population Monitoring
- Captive Breeding and Release
- Culling and Cropping
- Control of pest or undesirable wildlife species
- Control Objectives
- Efficts of Control
- Control Techniques (Manipulating mortality, fertility, Genetiv Engineering, indirect methods)
- Policy and Wildlife Law
- International Environmental Law
- Treaties
- International Customary Laws
- Hard vs Soft Law
- Domestic/National Law
- Evolving Domestic Law
- Sources of Legislation
- Environmental Ethics
- Enforcement
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This course takes approximately 100 hours, and you’ll have up to 6 months to complete. Study in your own time, at your own pace. Most of The Career Academy courses are designed so that you do one module a week, but if life gets busy, you can apply for a course extension if you need more time.
Upon completing this course, you could obtain work in parks, reserves or wildlife administration.
Contact a friendly student advisor on 01 437 8559 to learn about potential career outcomes and where our courses could take you. You’ll also receive a FREE CV review.
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Caring for wildlife can start with pest control, habitat regeneration or learning to care for trees, streams and other flora. If you are considering a career in wildlife care, The Career Academy Certificate in Wildlife Management is a great jumping-off point.
