This course will provide a broad overview on wildlife management concepts, techniques and issues with special reference to the European context and will take into consideration the most important mammal and bird groups interested by management in Europe. The first part will be devoted to the development and evolution of the concept of wildlife management and wildlife conservation, wildlife management planning, hunting management organisation, census techniques, reintroduction techniques, restoking, control of problem species and pests, management of mammals and birds in Europe.

In the second step of the course, the students will apply the concepts and information acquired to produce essays related to specific context such as game species management plans, reintroduction feasibility plans, pest management plans, birds and mammal population counting, drafting applied research project