How can we coexist with wildlife in our rapidly changing human-dominated world?
Biodiversity is declining, with over 40,000 species threatened with extinction - over a quarter of the species assessed. At the same time, some species have learnt to exploit new opportunities in human-dominated landscapes, leading to human-wildlife conflicts. We live in a shared world, and the only way forward is sustainable coexistence with wildlife. For this we vitally need the animal perspective.
Developed by the makers of the popular MOOC ‘Introduction to Animal Behaviour’, this course helps you take the ‘conservation behaviour’ perspective in major conservation challenges, such as environmental change, human-wildlife conflict and wildlife reintroductions. Learn to apply behavioural principles to design more effective conservation actions. Enrol now!
The course is aimed at professionals working with wildlife. It will become clear how behavioural principles can be used to make behaviour-based management decisions. Students of wildlife conservation or animal behaviour will be able to expand their knowledge into a complementary field. Learn how to integrate academic knowledge of behaviour with threatened species conservation planning.
For more information, take a look at the course page.
MOOCs are Massive Open Online Courses: They are available for everyone, everywhere, online and free.
NOTE! WUR students can receive 1 ECTS if they enroll via Osiris for the course BHE52301, see the Study Handbook for more information.
