Wildlife & Natural Resource Management
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cengage Delmar Learning
Published: June 13, 2002
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780766826816
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Wildlife; Nature; Science; Business/Economics; Science/Mathematics; Wildlife management; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Life Sciences - Horticulture
First sentence: Wildlife management, as we know it today, has evolved during the past 75 to 100 years.
Table of contents: title: Section 1 : Introduction.; title: The history of wildlife management in America; title: The importance of natural resources; title: Conservation : wise use of natural resources; title: The administration of wildlife management; title: Habitat requirements of wildlife; title: The human impact on wildlife habitat; title: Wildlife and American sport hunting; title: Modern wildlife management; title: Modern waterfowl management; title: Endangered species; title: Wildlife parks and zoos; title: Section 2 : Wildlife and fish identification.; title: Large mammals; title: Small mammals; title: Nonindigenous species; title: Upland game birds; title: Ducks, geese, swans, and cranes; title: Songbirds and other common birds; title: Avian predators; title: Common shorebirds, herons, and egrets; title: Reptiles; title: Amphibians; title: Freshwater habitats and their management; title: Freshwater fishes; title: Section 3 : Careers.; title: Careers in wildlife and fisheries management; title: Glossary; title: Appendixes.; title: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offices; title: State conservation and natural resource agency offices; title: Private conservation organizations; title: Recreation safety; title: Role of private institutions