Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Explain the difference between 'health' and 'disease'
• Identify some common wildlife diseases
• Explain the epidemiology triangle
• List the maintenance strategies of infectious agents
• Define genetics
• State Mendel's laws of genetics
• Explain population genetics
• Summarize population viability analysis
• Define in-situ and ex-situ conservation
• Explain zoos and their management
• Discuss botanical gardens
• Define 'cryopreservation' and 'seed banks'