With human population expansion and urbanisation leading to deforestation and overexploitation of resources, the natural landscape continues to change. Australia is a continent of extremes, from long-term drought and unprecedented bushfires to storms and floods. How does wildlife on the Australian continent cope with these devastating extremes? Across Australia, individuals and organisations work hard to conserve species and remediate habitats. Now has never been a more important time to be studying wildlife conservation. Taronga advanced coursework projects serve as a capstone experience for students in the Taronga Wildlife Conservation Stream. These projects are the culmination of four years of theoretical and practical learnings. Students in this unit will focus on the scientific approach to wildlife conservation management in real-life settings. You will gain skills in writing grant applications and the permits needed to investigate species and habitats. You will work in groups, together with academic advisors from Taronga Zoo and the University, to select, research and design a research question based on a relevant contemporary wildlife conservation issue. You will draw on your understandings throughout the degree to propose wildlife conservation solutions in the contemporary 21st century, communicating your strategy and findings through written, multi-media and oral presentation assessments. In this unit you will build your personal Wildlife Conservation Portfolio. This portfolio provides documented evidence of your skills in wildlife conservation, illustrating highly desirable competencies to show potential employers. By the end of this unit students will understand the evidence-based decision making that helps support and inform wildlife conservation management.