Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska

Biological and Social Challenges in Wildlife Management

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 1997
• eBook ISBN: 9780309174657
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Economics
• Index: Economics

This book assesses Alaskan wolf and bear management programs from scientific and economic perspectives. Relevant factors that should be taken into account when evaluating the utility of such programs are identified. The assessment includes a review of current scientific knowledge about the dynamics and management of large mammalian predator-prey relationships and human harvest of wildlife in northern ecosystems, and an evaluation of the extent to which existing research and management data allow prediction of the outcome of wolf management or control programs and grizzly bear management programs. Included is an evaluation of available economic studies and methodologies for estimating the costs and benefits of predator control programs in Alaska.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT OF WOLF AND BEAR POPULATIONS IN ALASKA
• BOARD ON BIOLOGY
• COMMISSION ON LIFE SCIENCES
• Preface
• Contents
• WOLVES, BEARS, AND THEIR PREY IN ALASKA
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Predator Control and Management: Past and Present
• 3 Alaska's People, Biomes, and Wildlife Species of Concern
• 4 Predator-Prey Interactions
• 5 Wolf and Bear Management: Experiments and Evaluations
• 6 Social and Economic Implications of Predator Control
• 7 Decision-Making
• 8 Conclusions and Recommendations
• APPENDIX A Letter from Governor Tony Knowles Requesting Study
• APPENDIX B Biographical Information on Committee Members
• APPENDIX C Wolves and Caribou in GMU 20: Example of Assessing Predator-Prey Dynamics by Testing the Fit of Different Models to Available Data