(objectives)
The teaching objective is to transmit adequate knowledge on the fundamental aspects of fauna management in natural, semi-natural, and anthropized environments, with in-depth studies on the biology, ecology, and ethology of some species of interest, on the techniques of recognition, monitoring, and census, of assessment and mitigation of the impacts of anthropogenic activities on fauna and vice versa, as well as on international and national regulations. The main knowledge acquired (knowing) by the students will concern: 1. the concepts of ecology applied to wildlife management; 2. the protection of fauna biodiversity, with reference to indigenous, parautoctonous and allochthonous species; 3. the biology, ecology and ethology of some wildlife species of interest, both protected and unprotected; 4. the main techniques of recognition in kind, monitoring and census; 5. the regulations governing the protection and collection of wildlife; 6. the relationships that are established between fauna, natural habitats and anthropogenic systems. The main know-how skills (skills) will concern: 1. the planning and adoption in the field of wildlife monitoring and censuses; 2. the drafting of management plans and programs for protected and non-protected species; 3. the evaluation of the impacts of anthropogenic activities on fauna and vice versa; 4. the design of impact mitigation measures. The main behaviors activated include: 1. the ability to take into due consideration the importance of the balance of fauna with a view to maintaining the integrity of ecosystems and safeguarding biodiversity; 2. to be aware of the impacts that anthropogenic activities can have on fauna but also of those that fauna can cause to human activities (eg agriculture, livestock, forestry, road traffic, etc.); 3. knowing how to deal with issues concerning wildlife management with a technical-scientific approach.
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Code
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119692 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/19
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Contact Hours
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48
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Primi Riccardo
(syllabus)
Frontal lessons • Introduction to the course and concept of wildlife management. Concept of species and population. Population parameters • Wildlife and hunting planning of the territory, main regulations • Environmental suitability for wildlife; general information and methods of study • Ecological models • Environmental improvements (periodic, permanent, etc.). • Main techniques for monitoring and counting wild populations • Systematic classification of Italian ungulates with elements of biology, ecology and management (cervidae, bovidae and suidae) • Systematic classification of Italian lagomorphs with elements of biology, ecology and management • Elements of wolf biology, ecology and management • Elements of biology, ecology and management of the brown bear • Elements of biology, ecology and bird management • Elements of biology, ecology and management of alien species • Concepts of wildlife-hunting management: monitoring, wildlife immissions, sustainable collection • Wildlife interaction in agro-forestry and urban environments, types of damage, means of prevention • Evaluation of the impacts. • Elements of wildlife breeding; notes on the main deer, suidae, lagomorphs, galliformes (meat production, reintroduction, restocking)
Tutorials: Recognition of wild species and presence indices, censuses, visits to wildlife farms
Seminars
(reference books)
o Linee guida per la gestione degli Ungulati. Cervidi e Bovidi. Ispra, Manuali e Linee Guida 91/2013 o Mammiferi d’Italia, 2002. A cura di Mario Spagnesi e Anna Maria De Marinis, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della tutela del territorio, Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica. Quad. Cons. Natura 14. o Manuale di gestione della fauna. A cura di Francesco Riga e Sandro Lovari. Greentime ed. o Manuale di gestione della fauna urbana. Approccio alla biodiversità e all'ecologia in città. A cura di Stefano Ferretti e Giorgio Chiaranz. Il Piviere ed. o Il Lagomorfi in Italia. Linee guida per la conservazione e gestione. A cura di Valter Trocchi e Francesco Riga, 2005. Ed. Min. Politiche Agricole e Forestali – Ist. Naz. Fauna Selvatica. Documenti Tecnici 25. o Linee guida per la gestione del Cinghiale, 2003. A cura di Monaco A., Franzetti B., Pedrotti L. e Toso S., Ed. Min. Politiche Agricole e Forestali – Ist. Naz. Fauna Selvatica
Other study material provided by the teacher
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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