State Wildlife Management and Conservation /

State Wildlife Management and Conservation /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Description:1 online resource (238 pages).
Language:English
Series:Wildlife management and conservation
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subject:
Wildlife conservation -- United States.
Wildlife management -- United States -- Finance.
Wildlife management -- United States.
Wildlife conservation.
Wildlife management.
Wildlife management -- Finance.
United States.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12019334
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Other authors / contributors:Ryder, Thomas J., editor.
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ISBN:9781421424477
1421424479
9781421424460 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1421424460 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:The adage "think globally but act locally" defines the work of American wildlife professionals. Their contributions, from remote outposts to major cities, guard the natural world of the entire country. In State Wildlife Management and Conservation, Thomas J. Ryder brings together wildlife leaders from practical, policy, and academic backgrounds to tell the story of state wildlife agencies, chronicling their efforts to restore and protect our nation's natural resources. Reflecting the core principle of the profession--that the public, not any individual, owns wildlife--the book explains how this tenet became law, laying the groundwork for the history of state-level wildlife management that follows. The authors cover key issues, including the limits of private land ownership, the funding of wildlife regulation, the nuances of humanwildlife conflict, the role of law enforcement, disease control efforts, and the challenges involved in balancing the perspectives of hunters, nonhunters, and animal rights advocates. Detailed essays also discuss state management techniques for a wide range of wildlife, including big game and migratory birds. State Wildlife Management and Conservation is a comprehensive, nationwide account of state management efforts. It will aid professors training the next generation of wildlife professionals, students hoping to enter the profession, and anyone working with wildlife to develop a more sophisticated understanding of what it means to be a state wildlife biologist.
Other form:Print version: State wildlife management and conservation. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018 Wildlife management and conservation 9781421424460.
Table of Contents:
  • 0. Preface
  • 0. Acknowledgments
  • 1. History of State Wildlife Management in the United States
  • 2. Public Trust Doctrine and the Legal Basis for State Wildlife Management
  • 3. State Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Conservation
  • 4. Evolution of Funding for State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
  • 5. State Wildlife Law Enforcement
  • 6. State Management of Big Game
  • 7. State Management of Upland and Small Game
  • 8. State Management of Furbearing Animals
  • 9. State Management of Migratory Game Birds
  • 10. State Management of Nongame Wildlife
  • 11. State Management of Human-Wildlife Conflicts
  • 12. State Management of Wildlife Disease
  • 13. The\Role of Human Dimensions in State Wildlife Management
  • 14. The\Role of Field Research in State Wildlife Management
  • 15. Future Needs and Challenges for State Wildlife Agencies
  • 0. Index

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