Duration
14h Th, 7h FT
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering, professional focus | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Changes in wildlife populations in Europe;
- Concepts in Population Dynamics;
- Monitoring of Protected Species;
- Hunting: fundamentals of hunting legislation, biology of the main game species in the Walloon Region, population estimates and calculation of hunting quotas, management of lowland game species;
- Management of the forest-game balance, forest management, and management using bioindicators;
- Management of invasive alien species;
- Health monitoring.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand recent trends in wildlife populations in Europe;
- Understand the status of the main large wildlife species in Wallonia;
- Adapt ecosystem management based on the status of animal species;
- To incorporate the components necessary for wildlife into ecosystem management;
- To adapt management practices-and, in particular, game hunting plans-based on objective criteria;
- To use monitoring tools appropriate for the species under study;
- To understand the challenges of health monitoring in natural habitats;
- To have fully integrated the game management system in effect in Wallonia.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lectures, seminars, and field trips that emphasize interaction with professionals
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
- Theoretical courses;
- Seminars led by outside professionals on specific topics;
- Practical exercises (calculating shooting plans);
- Field visit to a pilot area focused on forest management for wildlife and red deer habitat management, led by field staff;
- Visit to a sheep farm that has implemented several techniques to adapt to the return of the wolf;
- Field visit illustrating the construction of coherent ecological corridors;
- Simulation workshop of a hunting advisory committee, allowing students to understand the realities faced by various stakeholders in the hunting world (forestry administration, hunters, local elected officials, naturalists, farmers).
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
Written exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Limiting the number of topics covered to allow more time for regular, participatory reviews of key concepts in class
Contacts
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
ecampus
Diaporama structuré en chapitres (format pdf)