Wildlife Tracking and Monitoring
Course facts
- Payment: Free to learn, certificate paid
- Credits: CPD Credits
- Learning style: Self-paced, start anytime
- Format: Video Based
- Video access: Streaming Only
- Refund: Conditional Refund
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Learn wildlife tracking and monitoring: sampling, distance sampling, radio-telemetry, habitat loss, reserve design and capturing wild animals.
Conserving wildlife starts with knowing where animals are, how many there are and what is happening to their habitats. The lessons cover monitoring wildlife, the basics of sampling and census versus sampling, distance sampling and its formula, radio-telemetry, behavioral monitoring, habitats and the three modes of dispersal, habitat degradation, loss and fragmentation, reserve selection and design, gap analysis, habitat management, mechanical and chemical capture, capture myopathy, care of immobilized animals, and the legal aspects of capture.
What You Will Achieve
- Explain how wildlife is monitored and the basics of sampling
- Describe distance sampling, radio-telemetry and behavioral monitoring
- Explain habitat loss and fragmentation and the principles of reserve design
- Describe safe capture, restraint and transport of wild animals
Program Overview
Monitoring Wild Animals
Counting and tracking wildlife.
- Basics of sampling
- Distance sampling
- Radio-telemetry
- Behavioral monitoring
Monitoring and Managing Habitats
Habitats, threats and reserves.
- What is a habitat?
- Habitat degradation, loss and fragmentation
- Reserve selection and design
- Habitat management
Capturing and Restraining Wild Animals
Handling wildlife safely.
- Mechanical and chemical capture
- Capture myopathy
- Care of immobilized animals
- Legal aspects
Certificate Awarded (Paid)
Pass the final course assessment to earn it. The course is free to study; the certificate is optional and has a fee.
Job Outlook
Wildlife monitoring is used by zoologists, forestry technicians, wildlife enforcement officers and zoo vets.
- Zoologist
- Forestry Technician
- Wildlife Enforcement Officer
Good for: Ecology and zoology students and conservation staff who work with wild animals.
Keep in mind: It is an advanced lecture series with sampling mathematics, and capture work needs practical training.
Bottom line: A thorough course on monitoring, habitat management and capturing wildlife.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the course cover radio-telemetry?
Yes. It covers the analysis of radio-telemetry, along with distance sampling and behavioral monitoring of wild animals.
Does it cover reserve design?
Yes. It covers reserve selection and design, conflict hotspots and gap analysis, and habitat management and improvement.
Does it cover capturing animals?
Yes. It covers mechanical and chemical capture, capture myopathy, care of immobilized animals and human safety during capture.
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