Final phase Wildlife Management

The major in Wildlife Management prepares students for a career in managing animal populations, either in situ (in their natural habitat) or ex situ (in breeding-centres and zoos).

Varied and international, this rapidly evolving profession requires people who can mediate the interests of humans, animals and nature - ensuring that all three get the respect they deserve.

Pressure on our ecosystems, and the urgent need to limit further losses of biodiversity. The programme is possible because the boundaries between in-situ and ex-situ management are already beginning to blur, with knowledge and experience from one discipline increasingly being applied to the other.

As intermediaries between the human realm and the realm of animals in their natural habitat. Such people require a broad mix of skills - in ecology, population biology and nature conservation, as well as in management, organisation techniques, project management and GIS (Geographical Information Systems). They also need a practical understanding of human psychology and society.

The major Wildlife Management develops all of the above. But at its core is a focus on animals as part of their ecosystem. It therefore trains students to manage in-situ and ex-situ animal populations, and to develop and implement nature management plans, often in an international and intercultural setting.