FORE0018-3 : Management of large fauna in temperate climate

Study Programmes 2015-2016

FORE0018-3

Management of large fauna in temperate climate

Duration :

16h Th, 8h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Alain Licoppe

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

* Biology of the main game species in Wallonia. * Basics of hunting legislation. * Managing the balance forest - game. * Forest management for carrying capacity * Population dynamics, population estimation and calculation of the culling plan * Bioindicators-based management * Management of small game species * Monitoring of protected species * Management of invasive species * Monitoring tools of wildlife

Learning outcomes of the course :

The student will be able :

* to adapt the management based on the status of the species * integrating the forest management components required for large wild mammals * to adapt its management and, in particular, culling plans based on objective criteria * to use monitoring tools adapted to the species studied * to have fully integrated management system that prevails in Walloon hunting context

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Lectures
Exercise session (shooting plans)
Lectures by external professionals on well defined topics
Excursion on a pilot estate concerning habitat management for red deer, supervised by field rangers