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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    yesCoursera

    The Syllabus

    Videos
    • Course Introduction
    • Primate Diversity
    • Primate Taxonomy 
    • Primate Habitats
    • What is conservation?
    Practice Exercise
    • Quiz for Module  

    Videos
    • Introuction to IUCN
    • IUCN Criteria for Threatened Taxa
    • Overview of Conservation Concerns
    • Hunting
    • Deforestation
    • Non-Forest Timber Products / Traditional Medicine
    • Illegal Animal Trade
    • Protected Areas
    Readings
    • Impending Extinction Crisis of the World's Primates: Why Primates Matter
    Practice Exercise
    • Quiz for Module 2

    Videos
    • Introduction to Module 3
    • Neotropics
    • Species in Asia
    • Species in Africa
    • Madagascar -- A Natural Laboratory! 
    • Other Species for Consideration
    Readings
    • Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2018-2020
    Practice Exercise
    • Quiz for Module 3

    Videos
    • Introduction to Conservation Organizations
    • Define In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation Efforts
    • Conservation Organizations and What You Can Do!
    Practice Exercise
    • Quiz for Module 4

    Videos
    • Introduction to Case Study
    • Primate Biodiversity of Vietnam
    • Threats to Primates in Vietnam
    • Conservation Stories
    • Some Concluding Thoughts
    Reading
    • Primates of Vietnam: Conservation in a Rapidly Developing Country
    Practice Exercise
    • Module 5 Quiz

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