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Wildlife Conservation & Management in Hamilton

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

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Wildlife Conservation & Management in Hamilton

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 Hamilton

Hamilton is the only large urban area in New Zealand with significant populations of long-tailed bats (pekapeka-tou-roa) living in the city. The bats are concentrated in the south, in deep gully systems and along the Waikato River. In 2022 Hamilton City Council's Environment Committee endorsed a strategy from the Waikato Bat Alliance, a partnership of councils, iwi groups including Waikato-Tainui, and the Department of Conservation.

Birds are part of the same story. Waikato Regional Council's Hamilton Halo project boosts tūī breeding at key sites within 20 km of the city through predator control and encourages year-round food planting. Tūī numbers in Hamilton rose 25-fold between 2004 and 2019. Hamilton Zoo runs a breed-for-release programme for North Island kākā, and birds go to designated sanctuaries after quarantine.

Wildlife Conservation & Management in Hamilton: questions

Does Hamilton really have native bats?

Yes. Hamilton City Council describes the city as the only large urban environment in New Zealand with significant long-tailed bat populations. The bats are concentrated in the south of the city, in gullies and along the Waikato River, and the council calls them critically endangered.

What is the Hamilton Halo project?

Hamilton Halo is a Waikato Regional Council project. It improves tūī breeding success at key sites within 20 km of Hamilton through predator control and promotes planting for year-round food. Between 2004 and 2019, tūī numbers in Hamilton increased 25-fold.

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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