Wildlife management

Wildlife management is an important field of study that helps to ensure that wildlife populations remain healthy and balanced. It involves a wide range of topics, from understanding animal behaviour to implementing effective conservation strategies. Originally written by Todd Kaplan, our wildlife management course is based on the University of Pretoria's Centre for Wildlife Management's Honours degree programme but has been rewritten so that no prior learning is required. This comprehensive course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to responsibly protect and manage wildlife populations. This course is one of our most highly rated and popular courses.

how it works

The courses are online courses. You can download the course content in PDF format, so you do not need to be online
to study (you will need to be online to take the tests, though). There is one test for each component of a course. Tests are multiple
choice and not written tests. Students may attempt these tests as many times as required until they have achieved the passing mark.
Once a test is passed, it cannot be taken again.

Average 6-12 months. There are no deadlines; you may complete
courses at your own pace.

Upon completion of the course, you'll receive an industry recognised digital certificate.

coursework

Module # 1 - Principles of wildlife management
Component # 1 - The science of wildlife management
Module # 2 - Habitat management
Component # 1 - Habitat characteristics
Component # 2 - Habitat and game assessment
Component # 3 - Grazing management
Component # 4 - Bush encroachment and fires
Module # 3 - Game management
Component # 1 - Suitable game species
Component # 2 - Managing wildlife
Component # 3 - Animal population dynamics
Component # 4 - Sustainable utilisation of wildlife
Module # 4 - Game capture and translocation
Component # 1 - Game capture Part A-chemical capture
Component # 2 - Game capture Part B-mechanical methods
Component # 3 - Game in temporary captivity
Component # 4 - Game translocation
Component # 5 - Game counts
Module # 5 - Nutritional physiology for herbivores
Component # 1 - Anatomy and physiology
Component # 2 - Nutritional value of plants
Module # 6 - Nutritional chemistry for herbivores
Component # 1 - Plant chemicals and toxins
Component # 2 - Management of toxic plants and affected game
Component # 3 - Grazing capacity and energy balance
Module # 7 - Wildlife nutrition
Component # 1 - Mineral deficiencies
Component # 2 - Medicinal licks and supplementary feeding
Component # 3 - Nutrition in captivity
Module # 8 - Wildlife diseases
Component # 1 - General principles in disease
Component # 2 - Bacterial diseases
Component # 3 - Viral diseases
Component # 4 - Protozoal diseases
Module # 9 - Wildlife parasites
Component # 1 - Epidemiology and specific parasites
Component # 2 - General biology and control
Module # 10 - Toxic plants
Component # 1 - Specific toxic species
Component # 2 - Wildlife and toxic plants
Module # 11 - Soil
Component # 1 - What is soil?
Component # 2 - Soil-forming processes and factors
Component # 3 - Soil erosion
Module # 12 - Assessing vegetation
Component # 1 - The study area
Component # 2 - Classifying plant communities
Component # 3 - Calculating plant biomass
Component # 4 - Assessing veld condition
Module # 13 - Determining carrying capacity
Component # 1 - Grazing capacity
Component # 2 - Browsing capacity
Component # 3 - Ecological capacity
Component # 4 - Monitoring populations and stocking rates
Module # 14 - Game reserve management
Component # 1 - The wildlife management plan

qualify for discount

Use promotional code *NkonzoWildlife for 10% discount

course fee

ZAR 4500.00
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