Course title
環境動物保全学特論   [Advanced Animal Science for Environmental Conservation]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	0.5
Department		Year	～	Semester	Spring
Course type	Spring	Course code	96322
Instructor(s)
梶 光一   [KAJI Koichi]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office		Email address

Course description

Wildlife management based on sound science has just begun since 1999 when wildlife management planning systems for specific wildlife was established in Japan. Because larger mammals such as Japanese monkey, sika deer and wild boar expanded their ranges and increased their population sizes, which caused serious conflicts between wildlife and peoples, comprehensive and integrated wildlife management systems are required in nation scales. The aims of this lecture are to review on wildlife management history and wildlife issues, and to learn on proper wildlife management method, policy, and systems focusing on sika deer.

Expected Learning

Understanding conflicts between wildlife and human causes based on changes in land use by human,. Understanding science based wildlife management.

Course schedule

1）Review on wildlife management systems in Japan 2）Present status of larger mammals and wildlife issues　 3）Process, pattern and causes of irruption of sika deer population and its influence on various aspects. 4） Concept of feedback management, wildlife management policy, and effective management systems especially for sika deer. Discussing the importance of comprehensive and integrated wildlife management system. 5）Wildlife Management Systems in Japan

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Handouts will be provided in class.

References

To be announced in the lectures.

Assessment/Grading

Message from instructor(s)

I will devote a lecture to discussing a current, "real world" wildlife conservation issue. Let’s think on proper wildlife management systems in Japan.

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Last update

3/24/2018 4:56:21 PM