I haven't created a course, but I have done a behavioural ecology course which was excellent due to the emphasis on the application of behavioural ecology to conservation. We didn't use a textbook at all, but focused on the primary literature throughout. All the best textbooks are expensive anyway. Some articles I found very useful as a starting point are listed below - hope these help.

Tim Caro. The behavior–conservation interface. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 12, 1 December 1999, Page 490

Tim Caro. Behavior and conservation: a bridge too far? Trends in Ecology & Evolution Volume 22 Issue 8 August 2007, Pages 394–400

William Sutherland. The importance of behavioural studies in conservation biology, Animal Behaviour Volume 56, Issue 4, October 1998, Pages 801–809

Laura L. Anthonya, Daniel T. Blumstein. Integrating behaviour into wildlife conservation: the multiple ways that behaviour can reduce Ne. Biological Conservation Volume 95, Issue 3, October 2000, Pages 303–315

Thanks, Aleksandra, I've also been considering using the primary literature. I appreciate the article tips -- will look into all of them.

I like those two books myself. The challenge is just that students on our campus have limited budgets. I'm also in the process of flipping the classroom, slowly building up a collection of videos and quizzes. I'd be very curious to hear how you're experiencing that!

That sounds great. I will probably try the primary literature next year with my Honours students but am leery to use that too much with the undergrads. I always try to find blogs or popular press articles for them. Would love to hear what feedback you get. Us, let's stay in touch.

You might find this conceptual framework paper useful too:

http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/content/22/2/236.short

Thanks, John, this is a good tip. Will definitely discuss it in class.