ENSC 60603 South African Biodiversity and Human Development
This course aims to give students an immersive experience into South Africa's rapidly developing human population while the country simultaneously strives to preserve and conserve its natural heritage and biodiversity for future generations. The course will address the geopolitical and socio-economic aspects of South Africa's human development by visiting Soweto, the Apartheid museum, Voortrekker Monument and Isipho HIV/AIDS project. To experience firsthand wildlife preservation and conservation in practice, students will spend time in the Amakhala Game Reserve, Addo Elephant National Park, local nature reserves and villages. Here students will earn about current local, regional and international education programs, wildlife protection, active and passive management, eco-tourism and ongoing scientific research.