88734 - Monitoring Techniques for Conservation of Wildlife

Learning outcomes

The student must acquire the knowledge related to the different techniques to be put in place for the monitoring of the different faunal components, for scientific, technical and management purposes. The knowledge to be obtained is aimed at the various technologies available today to monitor wildlife in relation to its conservation, evaluating purposes and possibilities, to be able to face the planning of a research. At the end of the course the student possesses the necessary knowledge to understand the structuring of a monitoring path for conservation or management purposes, as well as being able to present it.

Course contents

Wildlife research: why and how to count animals
Wildlife monitoring: themes, meanings, historical and biogeographical context
The methodological and legislative bases
The taxon approach: main research methodologies in invertebrates
Monitoring methodologies for fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
Remote sensing, satellite tracking and GIS
The photographic approach and camera trapping
Bioacoustics for the monitoring of species and environments

Readings/Bibliography

Materiale didattico fornito dal docente (PP, articoli scientifici).

Sandro Lovari - Francesco Riga Manuale di gestione della fauna - Greentime

Teaching methods

frontal lectures

workshop by groups

Assessment methods

face-to-face examination with the preparation of a powerpoint monitoring project


in addition to the project, two questions will be asked on the course program contained in the proposed slides

Teaching tools

lesson' slide

Office hours

See the website of Dino Scaravelli