Do not miss the opportunity to study this postgraduate diploma in Census and Wildlife Monitoring with us. It's the perfect opportunity to stand out and advance your career”

Unlike other programs, the postgraduate diploma in Census and Wildlife Monitoring approaches wildlife management from an interdisciplinary point of view.

This postgraduate diploma will address wildlife monitoring in depth and through direct and indirect animal observation by analyzing droppings, nests, pellets and other natural signs thanks to devices such as photo-trapping. Finally, the main methods to census a species, which are fundamental for developing a wildlife monitoring program, will be analyzed in detail.

Wildlife management covers a wide spectrum of lines of research and action, in addition to the study of health surveillance and disease control, which is usually the general line of study in similar programs. However, in the future, veterinary professionals will have to face other lines of work in biodiversity conservation, which are also extensively developed throughout the syllabus.

Nowadays, it is difficult to find a program like this one, which provides students with specialized training in the use of the most common software in daily practice. Today there are many computer tools available that are considered necessary and that facilitate and increase the level of quality of work.

One of the aspects that is usually lost sight of in species management is the territorial analysis of their habitats and their areas of distribution.

Species biology is not only based on theoretical knowledge, but also on spatial and geolocalized data. The only way to understand and visualize how species are distributed is by using Geographic Information Systems to represent and model the data.

This complete program is designed by professors with the highest recognized degree of specialization, thus guaranteeing its quality in all aspects in wildlife, both clinical and scientific. A unique opportunity to specialize in an area where professional positions are in high demand, from the hands of outstanding professionals.

Train with us and learn the concepts associated with wildlife populations and the processes and interactions that take place”

This postgraduate diploma in Wildlife Census and Monitoring contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• Case studies presented by experts in Wildlife
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional development
• New developments in Wildlife Management
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Wildlife Management
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate diploma is the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program in Wildlife Census and Monitoring”

It includes, in its Teaching staff, Professionals belonging to the veterinary field, who pour into this training the experience of their work, in addition to recognized Specialists from Reference Societies and Prestigious Universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive specialization programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this, the professional will have the help of an innovative, interactive video system made by recognized and experienced experts in Wildlife. 

This program comes with the best educational material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning”

This 100% online postgraduate diploma will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while expanding your knowledge in this field”

The program in Wildlife Census and Monitoring is designed to facilitate the performance of veterinary professionals with the latest advances and the most innovative treatments in the sector.  

You will learn to analyze one of the main threats to biodiversity loss, i.e., invasive alien species, establishing the main lines of action to manage them”

General Objectives

• Establish the ecological basis to understand the relevant concepts in the area
• Develop the concepts associated with wildlife populations and the processes and interactions that take place
• Establish the differences between the types of surrogate species and how to read them as environmental indicators
• Compile energy flows and processes that take place in different ecosystems
• Discuss the international regulatory framework of Wildlife Management
• Examine the main legal implementation tools in biodiversity conservation at the European level
• Discuss the tools used in the three main areas of biodiversity conservation: sites, species and environmental conservation
• Establish management mechanisms in line with the regulations discussed
• Analyze the main direct and indirect wildlife observation methods
• Establish the factors necessary to design monitoring programs
• Develop the main species census methods
• Choose the appropriate census methodology
• Understand the potential of geographic information systems (GIS) in the management of species distribution data, their environments and monitoring strategies
• Manage QGIS software to manage field sampling data
• Analyze the available territorial data to obtain strategic maps that fulfill specific functions in species management
• Represent the available information and the processed results within GIS

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Fundamentals of Ecology 

• Define the different biological indicators associated with the study of animal populations
• Develop population dynamics through the definition of species life history strategies
• Establish the critical periods in the life cycle of species and their vulnerability to extinction
• Study surrogate species, through real examples, and identify differences and similarities between them
• Define the basics of plant ecology and plant-animal interactions
• Analyze the structure of ecosystems and the joint action of various factors that influence their development
• Value the energy flows and cycles that occur in the natural environment

Module 2. Regulatory Bases in Species Conservation 

• Develop the main lines of action at the international level in biodiversity conservation
• Analyze the objectives of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and its strategy
• Develop the Convention on Biological Diversity as a basic international reference on biodiversity concerns
• Establish the Ramsar Convention as a basic tool in the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources
• Analyze the main European directives in the field of biodiversity conservation

Module 3. Wildlife Census 

• Identify fundamental methods and tools used to identify wildlife signs
• Facilitate understanding of key parameters when designing wildlife census
• Learn to identify the remains of the main wildlife species
• Introduce photo-trapping as one of the indirect population monitoring techniques
• Analyze the adequacy of static versus dynamic censuses according to the target species
• Determine the key factors in analysing wildlife tracks

Module 4. Spatial Management of Species using Geographic Information Systems in QGIS 

• Understand the key functionalities offered by geographic information systems
• Manage basic symbology and geoprocessing analysis tools in QGIS
• Establish cartographic methodologies to manage territorial plots for species monitoring and analysis
• Dump and represent field data linked to species using GIS
• Manage QGIS plugins to virtually collect species distribution data
• Create thematic maps to represent particular aspects of censuses or inventories, such as richness maps or effort maps
• Analyze territorial variables in order to obtain species suitability maps that can be used for conservation purposes
• Develop ecological corridors between natural areas in order to plan conservation routes for species migration
• Understand the key concepts linked to field data collection in order to obtain correctly documented and technically feasible cartography

Seize the opportunity and take the step to get up to speed on the latest developments in Wildlife Census and Monitoring”