72590 - Control of Wildlife

Learning outcomes

The course give the basic scientific and technical knowledge about wildlife animal management (only terrestrial), including the rearing techniques

Course contents

The student that aim to attend this course should have already acquired a good compression in the basic biology, genetic and rearing of farm animals. The course is divided in 6 units :

1) National and Regional regulations to manage the wildlife animals

2) resettlement of wildlife animal

3) Ungulates in Italy, description of morphology, physiology and behaviour and rearing techniques.  

4)relationship between management and rearing of the wildlife animals. Rearing techniques

5) Slaughtering procedures

6) defensive strategies for the agricultural productions  agains the wildlife animals damage.

 The courses includes seminars carried out by the professionals from the wildlife animal management 

Readings/Bibliography

PowerPoint presentation and (http://agricoltura.regione.emilia-romagna.it/caccia). 

- The slide are uploaded on te web site Alma AMSCampus

Teaching methods

Metodi didattici

The courses is divided in two teaching units:

1) theory: 18 hours of frontal lectures supported by videos, photos and slides

2) Practice: 12 hours of seminaries

 

Assessment methods

The course is a part of the integrate course of  " Control of Wildlife ” that is divided in two parts: " wildlife animal management” and "economical management of the protected areas”.  

An interviews is planned at the end of the course. Two questions will be posed (one for each part). The student successfully pass the interview with an average evaluation of at least 18/30 

Students wishing to take the examination in English are allowed

Teaching tools

Slide and PC

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Trevisi