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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Course objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
- This course will take students on a journey through the physical working of the Earth, the interactions between species and their environments.
- The course highlights on some of the important aspects viz. Natural resources and their Management, Environmental pollution, Wildlife conservation and interactions between the communities with the environment.
- Emphasis on the consequences of changing the environment on biodiversity.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Assessment Strategies |
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ZOL 224
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Environmental Science & Wildlife Management |
Students will be able to: CO34: Solve the environmental problems involving interaction of humans and natural systems at local or global level.
CO35: Know the concept of Environment, the occurrence of biogeochemical cycles.
CO36: Understand the importance of Natural resources and their Management
CO37: Assess the impact of Environmental pollution, Greenhouse effect, Ozone layer Depletion, El Nino and La Nina Effects
CO38: Know about wild life 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
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Class test Semester end examinations Quiz Assignments Presentation Open book test |
Population ecology
- Characteristics
- Population growth curves
- Factors affecting population growth
- Population regulation
Biogeochemical cycles (C,O,N,P,S)
Environmental Pollution –Air, Water, Soil, Noise and Radioactive.
Green House Effect.
Concept of Sustainable development
Principles of conservation
Water conservation- Rain water harvesting (Rural and Urban Methods
Soil conservation
Biological indicators and their role in environmental monitoring
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
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:
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Environmental Biotechnology, Basic concepts and application ,Thakur I.S.,I K International Pvt.Ltd.
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Fundamentals of ecology; Odum.E.P.;W.B.Saunders, New Delhi.
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Environmental management; Sandhu, D; India Environment society, New Delhi
Suggested readings:
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Principles of Wildlife management; James, A. Bailey; John Wiley & sons
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Introduction to Instrumental analysis; Robert Braun: Mc –Graw hill, International eds.
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Environmental Science, Santra S.C., New Central Book Agency Pvt Ltd., Kolkata
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Environmental Science, Cunningham and Saigo
Essential readings:
Environmental Biotechnology, Basic concepts and application ,Thakur I.S.,I K International Pvt.Ltd.
Fundamentals of ecology; Odum.E.P.;W.B.Saunders, New Delhi.
Environmental management; Sandhu, D; India Environment society, New Delhi
Suggested readings:
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 and Saigo
