AGRICULTURAL

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of Forestry
& Natural Environment
Management

Game and Wildlife management

Course Content

Philosophical, economic, and political aspects of hunting and wildlife management. Hunting legislation and sustainable harvest, estimation of harvest quota and harvesting systems. Principles of habitat management and improvement, animal stocking and releasing techniques. Population ecology and dynamics, estimates of population size and population parameters, behavioral ecology, principles of population conservation and management. Habitat management and improvement, predation and predator control techniques. Methods for marking and capturing game species, techniques for determining sex and age, methods for the control and management of pest species, diet habits analysis, hunting methods and tools, safety, hygiene and maintenance of game species.

Learning Results

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
understand the basic concepts related to game and wildlife management, ● as well as the
interactions between wildlife, their habitat and other ecological factors
●acquire fundamental knowledge regarding game species
●be able to collaborate with fellow students in order to create and present a framework for
game species management as future Foresters

NEWSLETTER

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY 

The Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management joined the Faculty of Plant Sciences of the AUA. The Department operates from the academic year 2019-2020 and is based in Tthe city of Karpenisi. Housed in the building facilities of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management of the former Technical Scool (TEI)  of Central Greece.
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