Wildlife Management

Course Title:

Wildlife Management

Training Center:

University of Pretoria

Technology Involved

Data Management and Information Sharing; Tracking

Type of Training

Taught; Research

Qualification:

BSc, M.Phil, Ph.D

Country of Taught Component:

South Africa

Country of Field Component:

South Africa

Cost:

Details:

In the BSc (Hons) course each individual student selects a research topic on a game ranch or nature reserve, within a chosen field of interest. On average two weeks per month throughout the year are spent on the project merging theory and practice in nature. The remainder of the time is spent on campus with course work, seminars and practical sessions. The course work includes communication skills, computer literacy, research project design, animal population dynamics, wildlife management and nutrition, game capture and diseases, range evaluation and ecological capacity, wildlife ecology, vegetation classification and dynamics, soil classification, social anthropology, GIS and ecotourism management. Three excursions to wilderness areas are also part of the course. The MSc and PhD studies are based upon a research project located within South Africa, other parts of Africa or even other continents

Contact Name:

Prof. J du P Bothma

Telephone/Fax:

Postal Address:

University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa

Email:

bothma@wildlife.up.ac.za

Website:

http://www.wildlife.up.ac.za/centre

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