This unit commences with a two-week field work component in Albany, just prior to the start of semester one. Thereafter, commitments include a period of self-study and preparation of assignments, which include a multi-species recovery plan, a scientific report, and an oral presentation of the recovery plan. As part of the field component, students undertake field work in collaboration with officers from the Department of Environment and Conservation, to analyse the conservation status, threats and biology/ecology of a particular threatened species. The integrated field-based practical and lecture program in the unit provides an overview of various considerations needed for the design of... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Barbara Cook and Assistant Professor Pieter Poot
Prerequisites: BIOL2261 Conservation Biology or ENVT2250 Ecology or ENVT2221 Global Climate Change and Biodiversity
