| Course title | |||||
| 野生動物保全学 [Wildlife Conservation] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01rn2031 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 金子 弥生 [KANEKO Yayoi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| This lecture target scientific approach for wildlife preservation, conservation, as well as solving problems for human-wildlife conflicts, both in domestically and internationally. Especially in agriculture and forestry at Japan, prevention system for damage caused by large mammals (e.g. sika deer, wild boar) is one of important topics. |
| Expected Learning |
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(1) Understand basic theories and knowledge for conservation and management of wildlife (2) Understand wildlife laws and planning nature reserves in view of wildlife conservation (3) Based on (1) and (2), able to argue/discuss for present wildlife conservation problems |
| Course schedule |
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1. Introduction: wildlife value 2. Mammal fauna in Japan, wildlife conservation topics, red data book 3. Field survey techniques 4. Species interaction and conservation 1: invasive species problem (group discussion) 5. Species interaction and conservation 2: setting new population and habitat reconstruction 6. Definition of population and distribution 7. Human-wildlife conflicts 1: Problems and management for Japanese monkeys and black bears 8. Definition of carrying capacity, population dynamics (group discussion) 9. Human-wildlife conflicts 2: Problems and management for Sika deer and wild boars 10. Designing nature reserve and ecological engineering (group discussion) 11. Laws for wildlife conservation and systems (group discussion) 12. Human dimension for wildlife conservation, Japanese population problems 13. Environment ethics, animal welfare, future for wildlife conservation 14. wildlife conservation 15. wildlife management |
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| Assessment/Grading |
| Based of 66% attendance, report (40%) and group discussion (60%). |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 1/27/2022 11:52:31 AM |