Animal Identification in Wildlife Conservation 2

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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BIOL 2050
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Course ID
205371
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
Biological Sciences
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

The course will provision specialist skills in morphological, genetic, and behavioural techniques for identifying animals, including practical field-based sampling skills in observing and sampling, or trapping and handling, and data collection. Animal diversity across terrestrial and aquatic environments alongside policies, ethics, and procedures for working with animals may be covered. Intensive delivery in semester break ensures integrated theory and practice. Ecotechnology (remotely triggered video and audio recorders) and curating digital capture data using computer vision and learning algorithms will be prominent. 

  • Animal classification and identification 
  • Field-based animal identification
  • Applications for biodiversity and wildlife conservation

Course learning outcomes

  • Implement the core practical skills needed by conservation biologists to identify a range of taxa, including use of dichotomous keys and the integration of morphological, genetic, behavioural and remotely-captured evidence.
  • Construct and curate databases that detail the fauna collected compliant with government and ethical reporting obligations.
  • Understand the role of ethical compliance and research permits needed to study animals.
  • Extract, synthesise and report in written or oral forms on the taxonomy and geographic range, conservation status and basic ecology of Australian fauna.

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed 1 of BIOL1004 Biology 1B: Evolution and Diversity of Organisms/BIOL1031 Biology 1C: Molecular Biology and Biomedical Science

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

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