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Kashmir University M.Sc. Zoology 4th Sem ZOOOP28T WILDLIFE HEALTH UTILIZATION,CAPITIVE BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Syllabus

M. Sc. 4th Semester: "WILDLIFE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT" Course No.: ZOO OP 28T Max. Marks: 100 (External: 80, Internal: 20)

Unit 1:
Wildlife health and diseases 1.1. Basic concept of disease and health conditions 1.2. Major diseases of Indian Wild fauna ( bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoan) 1.3. Epidemiology of diseases and control measures l.4. Disease transmission between domestic and wild populations

Unit 2:

Wildlife utilization and captive breeding 2.1. Non-consumptive and consumptive utilization 2.2. Economic benefit of wildlife 2.3. Ecotourism- potential of wildlife habitats of J&K as ecotourism sites 2.4. Captive breeding and propagation- procedures and requirements

Unit 3:
Wildlife management 3.1. Management and control of forest fire and soil erosion 3.2 Wildlife management in India. 3.3. Endangered wild fauna of J&K ,their management and control 3.4. Management of protected areas

Unit 4:

Natural resource management 4.1. Conservation projects in Indiawith special reference to Project Hangul 4.2. National and international Wildlife organizations ( BNHS, Wildlife Preservation Society of India, National Board of Wildlife, WWF, IUCN 4.3. Concept of sustainable development 4.4. Wildlife protection Act of India, 1972 4.5. Wildlife protection Act of J&K, 1978.