Ecology and Management of Species at Risk

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course focuses on management and policy related to species at risk. Students learn what constitutes a species at risk and review the factors, both natural and human induced, that can cause a species to become at risk. Students gain a thorough understanding of the assessment criteria used to determine listing under provincial and federal endangered species legislation and of the legislation and policy framework that governs management of species at risk. Students examine management principles and practices for the recovery of species at risk and the prevention of species endangerment. Restrictions: Students may not receive credit for this course and ENV-4614 when the topic (or subject) was Critical Environmental Issues: Ecology and Management of Species at Risk. Requisite Courses: ENV-1600 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].