Identification of Wildlife

Understand the difficulties and constraints of certain taxonomic groups and identification methods, and develop a personal approach to identification.

The course is divided into three sections. Each section is open to continuing education. The order of the sections may be changed depending on the availability of external speakers with expertise in taxonomic groups.

For each taxonomic group, the following topics will be covered: the phylogeny of the group; general information on the morphology and ecology of the group; traditional monitoring and inventory methods applied to the group; a focus on species with conservation issues; and finally, identification concepts and a focus on a few difficult species pairs or complexes.

Sequence 1: Chiroptera

            use of determination software and automatic recorders

            2 sessions of 3 hours

Sequence 2: Mammals

            Focus on small mammals with identification of material obtained from trapping and raptor pellets, use of camera traps, footprints, and droppings.

            3 sessions of 3 hours

Sequence 3: Birds

            Visual identification based on preserved specimens, acoustic identification

            2 sessions of 3 hours

- The EU is reserved for students enrolled in the Pro EDEN bachelor's degree program who have a basic understanding of at least one of the groups covered in the EU.

-Knowledge of current and past biodiversity (K2)

-Know the tools for describing biodiversity from genes to the biosphere (K4)

-Know how to give an oral presentation and write a scientific report, using illustrations and a presentation tailored to the audience, with the help of appropriate IT tools (L6)