Wildlife Management, Conservation, and Control University of Sassari

Overview

Acquired know-how:

• mechanisms regulating wildlife populations and affecting their interaction with humans,
• field and laboratory protocols to monitor wildlife (presence, abundance, health, behaviour),
• measures of active management
• economic aspects in wildlife management and conservation
• decision-making processes in wildlife management and sanitary control,
• practice with counting, capturing and manipulating wildlife species,
• practice with laboratory methods in population genetics, epidemiology and parasitology,
• experience in foreign institutions managing wildlife.

Career

Students graduating with a Master's Degree in Wildlife Management, Conservation, and Control at University of Sassari have career opportunities in all private and public positions requiring a solid expertise in wildlife biology and in the administration, management and conservation of wild animal resources. Graduates can typically find a job in a wide variety of wildlife-related institutions and enterprises such as:

• public bodies responsible for conservation, planning and control of wildlife (e.g., parks, fish and wildlife agencies);
• public structures dealing with public safety and health (veterinary services, food safety agencies, environmental risk agencies);
• bodies responsible for managing the natural heritage;
• companies, professional studios and private consortia engaged in the collection of wildlife data, in impact and strategic assessments, or in the planning of environmental restoration interventions;
• public and private institutions engaged in teaching and in the dissemination of scientific culture (schools, university, education and training centers).