Environmental Science and Wildlife Management

Paper Code: 
Zol 224
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
Course objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
1. Develop an understanding of the physical working of the Earth, the interactions between species and their environments.
2. Appraise some of the important aspects viz. Natural resources and their Management, Environmental pollution, Wildlife conservation and interactions between the communities with the environment. 
3. Emphasis on the consequences of changing the environment on biodiversity.
 
 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

ZOL 224

 

Environmental Science & Wildlife Management

Students will –

CO48: Develop an understanding of the environmental problems involving interaction of humans and natural systems at local or global level.

CO49: Analyze the concept of environment, the occurrence of biogeochemical cycles.

CO50: Appraise the importance of  Natural resources and their Management

CO51: Evaluate the impact of  Environmental pollution, Greenhouse effect, Ozone layer Depletion, El Nino and La Nina Effects

CO52: Differentiate and evaluate wildlife conservation, strategies and government’s role in it.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Guest Lectures, Discussion, Reading assignments, videos and PowerPoint presentations

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

 

Class test

Semester end examinations

Quiz

Assignments

Presentation

Open book test

 

10.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
Population ecology
 
● Characteristics
● Population growth curves
● Factors affecting population growth
● Population regulation Biogeochemical cycles(C,O,N,P,S)
 
 
 
 
14.00
 
 
● Environmental Pollution –Air, Water, Soil, Noise and Radioactive. Green House Effect.
● Concept of Sustainable development
 
12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III
 
 
● Principles of conservation
• Water conservation- Rain water harvesting (Rural and Urban Methods
• Soil conservation
● Biological indicators and their role in environmental monitoring
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
Wildlife Management:
● Definition
● Zoogeography of India and world with reference to reptiles, birds and mammals
● Reasons for conservation and destruction of wildlife
● Value of wildlife in modern civilization Conservation
● Remote sensing in conservation of forest and wildlife
● Radio telemetry in wildlife management
 
 
 
12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V
● Habitat diversity- Genetic, Species and Community diversity. Habit analysis: Quadrants, Transects and Grids.
● Indian Wildlife Sanctuaries National Parks and Biosphere Reserves(State wise location, Definition and Differences)
● Wildlife (Protection Act) of1972
● IUCN and Red data book(Indian species at risk- Endangered , vulnerable, Threatened ,Rare and Intermediate .
● CITES(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)Appendices I &II
 
Essential Readings: 
● Environmental Biotechnology, Basic concepts and application,Thakur I.S.,IK InternationalPvt.Ltd.
● Fundamentals of ecology; Odum.E.P.;W.B.Saunders, NewDelhi.
● Environmental management; Sandhu, D; India Environment society, NewDelhi
● Principles of Wildlife management; James, A. Bailey; John Wiley & sons
● Introduction to Instrumental analysis; Robert Braun: Mc –Graw hill, International eds.
● Environmental Science, Santra S.C., New Central Book Agency Pvt Ltd., Kolkata
● Environmental Science, Cunningham andSaigo
 
Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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