WIS 6576
CREDITS: 3
This course introduces issues of human and wildlife conflict both in historical context & current conservation. Explore solutions, including innovative & traditional agricultural practices, hunting & tourism as potential means of off-setting the cost of wildlife damage, & policy development at the local, regional, and national or international levels.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Define human-wildlife conflict & examine its importance in historical & modern-day conservation
- Provide examples of human-wildlife conflict & solutions that have been both successful & unsuccessful in the field
- Appreciate the importance of cultural context in the problem-solving approach to HWC
- Perform a critical evaluation of the factors leading to HWC, through the use of case studies
- Practice problem-solving and apply solutions to mitigate HWC
- Apply forensics approaches to assist in investigations involving HWC