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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIED SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HONOURS (NATURE
CONSERVATION)
QUALIFICATION CODE: 0SBHNC
LEVEL: 8
COURSE CODE: WLM821S
COURSE NAME: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DATE: NOVEMBER 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER(S)
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Mr. Jeremia K.L. Amutenya
MODERATOR: Dr Mark Bilton
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. None
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 1 PAGE (Excluding this front page)
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QUESTION 1 (Principles of Wildlife Management)
1.1. "It's fascinating how these elephants are rural wealth-generating assets where (15)
they stand, but the very millisecond they cross a line drawn on a map, their value
disappears and they are transformed into a devastating liability". Explain this
quote in detail.
1.2. Discuss why smaller areas require more intensive wildlife management.
(S)
(20]
QUESTION 2 (Wildlife Monitoring)
Camera traps have become an important monitoring tool for wildlife management.
Evaluate this statement with guidance from the categories below:
2.1. The wildlife monitoring information they can provide.
(10)
2.2. What management information cannot be extracted/collected from camera trap (10)
monitoring data?
(20]
QUESTION 3 (Human-Wildlife Conflict)
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) incidents have been increasing over the years and this is of (20)
great concern for Senior management within the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and
Tourism. Develop a detailed plan for the Ministry on how they can mitigate the negative
impact of HWC on the community and enhance co-existence.
(20]
QUESTION 4 (Otjikoto Game count)
With reference to the Game count you conducted at B2Gold Otjikoto Nature Reserve, (10)
answer the below question.
What did the game count not achieve and why not? How could it have been improved to
achieve monitoring objectives?
(10]
QUESTION 5 (Wildlife Health Management)
Managing diseases in wildlife is significantly difficult compared to livestock. Motivate {10)
this statement using examples where appropriate.
(10]
QUESTION 6 (Wildlife Resource Economics)
Discuss wildlife as an economic commodity in Namibia. Refer to the following using (20)
examples where appropriate: (a) types of wildlife use, (b) effects on the national
economy, (c) effects on communal areas, (d) effects on commercial properties, (e)
conservation challenges that a focus on wildlife economics bring and (f) threats to
realising the full economic potential from wildlife use.
(20]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
Wildlife Management (WLM821S)
pt Opportunity - November 2024