Curriculum

Courses in our institute are designed to emphasize both of the critical knowledge and practical ability for field researches and emperical skills in wildlife conservation and management. The theoretical courses will cover various fields of animal biology (e.g., mammalogy, ornithology, and herpetology), landscape ecology, wildlife population ecology, behavior ecology, conservational biology, and others. The applied courses are diverse in disciplines, such as international affair on natural conservation, human dimensions of natural resources management, wildlife habitat management, ecosystems management, and wildlife damage management. It specifically focuses on the conservation and management of non-marine megafauna, such as raptors, carnivores, and primates.

Perspectives

In Taiwan, the wildlife research is still in the initial stages. Our objectives include developing connections with departments of top universities in America and Europe to foster research and cultivate needed specialists. To augment science and technologies to include conservation in Taiwan, the development of our institute emphasizes Taiwan's dedication to study of wildlife ecology, development of methodologies for wildlife data collection and analysis, restoration of small populations, designing breeding technologies, controlling wildlife damage, management of ecosystems, understanding the human dimensions of conservation, and promotion of conservation concepts in the public. To enhance academic interactions as well as wildlife conservation, we are also in frequent communication with colleagues and institutes in nearby Asian countries.