The following article was written by one of our Certificate in Wildlife Management students - Sophia Papastathopoulou. We thank her for her interesting contribution.

RED WOLF CAPTIVE BREEDING & REINTRODUCTION PROGRAM

Introduction

In general, reviews have shown that reintroductions of endangered species for conservation purposes have average success rates ranging from 11% to 53% (Beck et al., 1994; Fischer and Lindenmayer, 2000; Wolf et al., 1996), which suggests that this method as a conservation tool needs to be further investigated and improved.

There are many risks involved when reintroducing captive animals; the main concern is that animals in captivity often show a loss of natural behaviours associated with wild fitness. To read the full article, please click here.

ACS Distance Education held its annual affiliates' meeting on the Gold Coast this month; these meetings are great for networking and sharing ideas, and staying abreast of issues in education.

If you are interested in finding out more about our affiliation opportunities, please click here, or email kate@acs.edu.au

Below is an excerpt from recent feedback from one of our Crisis Counselling students, Lisa Macnaughton:
"I think the information is good - it will enhance my practice as a case manager working with elderly ethnic people. Gavin Cole is an excellent tutor. His comments are very helpful and he is very quick at getting my assignments back."

To read the course outline for Crisis Counselling, please click here.

Our most popular courses last week were as follows. Click on each link to read the full course outline:
Biochemistry I (Animal and Human)
Certificate In Life Coaching
E Commerce
Legal Terminology
Poultry
Project Management