Christchurch · Online course

Wildlife Conservation & Management in Christchurch

Our Wildlife Conservation and Management course will teach you conservation techniques and sustainable wildlife management practises.

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Wildlife Conservation & Management in Christchurch

What you'll learn

The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:

1. Module 1 – Wildlife Conservation
2. Module 2 – Wildlife Management

See the full Wildlife Conservation & Management course outline

Studying wildlife conservation from Christchurch

Two of Christchurch's wildlife parks run breeding work that ties directly into conservation management. Orana Wildlife Park on McLeans Island Road lists five native species it breeds for release to the wild: kākāriki karaka, brown kiwi, pāteke, whio and pepeketua. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Harewood keeps North Island brown kiwi, great spotted kiwi, kea, South Island kākā and takahē, and says it actively supports the Predator Free 2050 strategy, working with partners including the Department of Conservation.

Habitat restoration is visible inside the city too. Travis Wetland in Burwood covers 116 hectares of land that was once drained for a dairy farm and is now under an ecological restoration programme; endangered Canterbury mudfish have been released there. Further out, a marine mammal sanctuary around Banks Peninsula protects the Hector's dolphin, showing how protection is applied at sea as well as on land.

Wildlife Conservation & Management in Christchurch: questions

Which threatened species are bred for release near Christchurch?

Orana Wildlife Park says some of its key work is breeding threatened native species for release to the wild, and lists kākāriki karaka, brown kiwi, pāteke, whio and pepeketua. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve features kiwi, kea, kākā and takahē and lists the Department of Conservation among its conservation partners.

Is there a restoration project I can visit in the city?

Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park in Burwood is a 116-hectare wetland on former dairy farmland that is being ecologically restored. Endangered Canterbury mudfish have been released there, and the Travis Wetland Trust publishes monthly newsletters about the site.

What our students say

Easy to understand and great support

I have been conducting a 12 week course, the information provided has been easy to understand and extremely informative. If at any point i have run into difficulties, my tutor has been there to give assistance and advise me the best way to progress forward.

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