Publisher's Synopsis
A definitive textbook for students of wildlife management.
Wildlife Management and Conservation presents a clear overview of the management and conservation of animals, their habitats, and how people influence both. The relationship among these three components of wildlife management is explained in chapters written by leading experts and is designed to prepare wildlife students for careers in which they will be charged with maintaining healthy animal populations; finding ways to restore depleted populations while reducing overabundant, introduced, or pest species; and managing relationships among various human stakeholders.
Topics covered in this book include
The definitions of wildlife and management
Human dimensions of wildlife management
Animal behavior
Predator-prey relationships
Structured decision making
Issues of scale in wildlife management
Wildlife health
Historical context of wildlife management and conservation
Hunting and trapping
Nongame species
Nutrition ecology
Water management
Climate change
Conservation planning
