Study Units
|
Learning outcomes
|
Assessment Criteria
|
|
Understand the unique concepts of wildlife management in southern Africa through the application of ecologically sustainable principles. |
Compile a draft management protocol for a private wildlife reserve |
|
Understand the role that humans play in conservation, as a result of reaping the benefits of their input and protection of nature and tapping in on the tourism industry. |
Analyse the benefits of the sustainable use of natural resources, both consumptive and non-consumptive, to local communities and game ranchers. |
|
Become knowledgeable about the huge pressures on the natural environment by both humans and wildlife through population dynamics and industry. |
List the sensitive habitats that are threatened by unregulated human habitation and industrial expansion and the enviromental impacts these have. |
|
Acquire awareness of the reality of modern-day issues threatening the survival of species on the African continent and the human emotion that moves the emphasis away from scientifically sound principles applied with great success in the past. |
Determine to what extent do emotions and skewed perceptions created by sensational journalism in many cases influence pragmatic wildlife conservation and ecotourism-based scientific principles. |
|
Acquire hands-on knowledge of the natural surroundings, animal behaviour, signs of the wild and survival skills in Southern Africa. |
Field assessments of skills transfer of animal behaviour, signs of the wild and survival skills in Southern Africa. |
|
Understand that there are wildlife diseases that affect domestic animals of rural communities because of the proximity of wildlife. |
Document cases behind the red-line where cattle have been infected by TB or Foot-and-Mouth disease due to wildlife breaking through elephant damaged fences. |
|
To know how to perform basic operations with Excel spreadsheets. |
Draw graphs and diagrams using Excel and insert these graphs and diagrams into Word. |
|
Understand the effects of diseases in free roaming wildlife and how to monitor these and prevent the spread by using ecological principles and barriers. |
Compile a datasheet of the natural distribution range of those species that are most likely to infect domestic stock. |
|
Know how to handle and care for various wild animals in a captive, quarantine and/or rehabilitation facility. |
At completion of the capture and care module, summarise the important dos and don’ts when caring for wildlife in a captive environment |
|
Be able to assist in the capture of wildlife. |
At completion of the wildlife capture module, describe how certain species should be captured and the relevant capture drugs to be used. |