Module Descriptors
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION
BIOL50604
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Mitchell
Email: P.Mitchell@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Group teaching rooms
Internet linked PCs
Learning resource centre
Internet linked PCs
Learning resource centre
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Fowler, M. E. (2008) Restraint and Handling of Wild and domestic Animals. Blackwell Publishing
Mullineaux, E., Best, R., and Cooper, J. E (2003) BSAVA Manual of British Wildlife Casualties (BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association).
Stocker, L (2005) Practical Wildlife Care. Blackwell Science
Mullineaux, E., Best, R., and Cooper, J. E (2003) BSAVA Manual of British Wildlife Casualties (BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association).
Stocker, L (2005) Practical Wildlife Care. Blackwell Science
Module Learning Strategies
This module will be delivered via 8 x 4 hour classroom sessions that will deliver theory via a range of methods such as traditional lectures, group activities, guest speakers, individual tasks, questioning, role play, modelling, kinaesthetic activities, short research tasks to develop underpinning knowledge and understanding, 2 x 4 hour tutorial and seminar sessions to promote and encourage discussion and debate of topical issues and 2 x 4 on or off site visits to observe wildlife rehabilitation in practice.
On top of this it is expected that students will partake in at least 102 hours of independent learning for this module. This will include, but is not limited to, preparation for classroom sessions (~12hrs), extending classroom notes via extended reading and research (~36 hrs), completion of tasks leading from classroom sessions and VLE based tasks (~24hrs) and research, planning and production of assignments (~30 hrs)
Students will have access to an appropriate virtual learning environment (VLE) where they can access a range of sources to support their studies through this module.
On top of this it is expected that students will partake in at least 102 hours of independent learning for this module. This will include, but is not limited to, preparation for classroom sessions (~12hrs), extending classroom notes via extended reading and research (~36 hrs), completion of tasks leading from classroom sessions and VLE based tasks (~24hrs) and research, planning and production of assignments (~30 hrs)
Students will have access to an appropriate virtual learning environment (VLE) where they can access a range of sources to support their studies through this module.
Module Indicative Content
Ethical and legal implications: Understanding natural habitats, introduction to concepts of wildlife conservation and management, ethics and dilemmas surrounding choices whether to rescue and treat and alternative strategies, legalities of keeping and rehabilitating wildlife. Sources of advice, welfare and wildlife organisations
Health, abnormal behaviour and rescue: Health checks and assessment of wildlife, observations, nursing requirements, normal, abnormal and stress behaviour, orphans, health and safety, capturing, handling, restraint, transport, examination.
First aid and medication: examination techniques, initial examinations, case histories, observations, first aid treatments, emergency assessment, road traffic accidents, shock, trauma, artificial respiration, breathing difficulties, dehydration, wounds, punctures and bleeding, application of dressings, chest wounds, abdominal injuries, burns, poisoning, fractures, seizures, heatstroke, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Specialist nursing and veterinary techniques for wildlife: equipment and techniques, specialist wildlife veterinary hospitals, diagnostic aids for the vet and diagnostic techniques, hospitalisation, monitoring techniques, medication, insulation, isolation, IV infusion, wildlife nursing requirements, handling and management, distress, welfare considerations, feeding, release or retention in captivity, risks of zoonoses, carriers and transmitters, prevention of disease.
Rehabilitation, release and monitoring: Accommodation, design, materials, siting, construction, pens, cages, convalescence, bedding, furnishing, company, ethical and legal considerations for rehabilitation, pre-release site suitability and habitat appropriateness, methods, transportation, release, limiting factors, humanisation, competition, pre-release for young animals, observation, individual monitoring surveys, recording schemes, intervention policies, role and work of specialist conservation organisations in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
Health, abnormal behaviour and rescue: Health checks and assessment of wildlife, observations, nursing requirements, normal, abnormal and stress behaviour, orphans, health and safety, capturing, handling, restraint, transport, examination.
First aid and medication: examination techniques, initial examinations, case histories, observations, first aid treatments, emergency assessment, road traffic accidents, shock, trauma, artificial respiration, breathing difficulties, dehydration, wounds, punctures and bleeding, application of dressings, chest wounds, abdominal injuries, burns, poisoning, fractures, seizures, heatstroke, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Specialist nursing and veterinary techniques for wildlife: equipment and techniques, specialist wildlife veterinary hospitals, diagnostic aids for the vet and diagnostic techniques, hospitalisation, monitoring techniques, medication, insulation, isolation, IV infusion, wildlife nursing requirements, handling and management, distress, welfare considerations, feeding, release or retention in captivity, risks of zoonoses, carriers and transmitters, prevention of disease.
Rehabilitation, release and monitoring: Accommodation, design, materials, siting, construction, pens, cages, convalescence, bedding, furnishing, company, ethical and legal considerations for rehabilitation, pre-release site suitability and habitat appropriateness, methods, transportation, release, limiting factors, humanisation, competition, pre-release for young animals, observation, individual monitoring surveys, recording schemes, intervention policies, role and work of specialist conservation organisations in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
Module Additional Assessment Details
This module will be assessed by one element
The assessment will be a 2-hour end-of-module examination (100%). LOs 1,2,3 and 4
The module will also involve a range of formative assessment techniques to assess learning and progress throughout the module including practical assessments, self, peer and tutor evaluation, targeted questioning and critical analysis of techniques and skills. Part of a class session will be devoted specifically to exam preparation and revision, and students will be given the opportunity to answer 'mock' questions under exam conditions and to receive formative feedback on their answers.
The assessment will be a 2-hour end-of-module examination (100%). LOs 1,2,3 and 4
The module will also involve a range of formative assessment techniques to assess learning and progress throughout the module including practical assessments, self, peer and tutor evaluation, targeted questioning and critical analysis of techniques and skills. Part of a class session will be devoted specifically to exam preparation and revision, and students will be given the opportunity to answer 'mock' questions under exam conditions and to receive formative feedback on their answers.