Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
Discover ecology and learn how we can protect wildlife to conserve our natural world.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone with an interest in ecology and wildlife.
It will be particularly useful for students at high school who want to study conservation biology, zoology, or biology at university level.
The course is part of the Going to University collection and completing it can help improve your university application by broadening your understanding of wildlife conservation and developing your independent learning skills. The course can also be used as a teachers’ classroom enrichment resource.
What topics will you cover?
The moral and economic arguments for nature conservation.
The impact of human activity on the natural environment.
Why the conservation of populations and communities are essential for human life.
How conservation biologists are helping to protect seabirds from offshore wind turbines.
The impact of climate change on coral reef ecosystems.
How the loss of coral can lead to ecosystem collapse.
How large-scale studies are used to understand environmental issues.
The impact of bee decline across the world.
How new technology is helping to conserve nature and biodiversity.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Identify, through research, the key threats faced by seabirds, pollinators, and coral reefs.
Explore the impact of global environmental change on two key species and two key ecosystems.
Evaluate real data taken from a field study to investigate the conservation of a group of animals or plants.
Investigate the advanced techniques and technology which are used to study and conserve biodiversity by conservation scientists.
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