Wildlife Management and Conservation

Contemporary Principles and Practices

Paul R. Krausman, James W. Cain III

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781421443973
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Biological Sciences

The definitive textbook for students of wildlife management, now updated to cover the latest techniques, tools, and topics.

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 students for careers in which they will be charged with maintaining healthy animal populations. To be successful wildlife professionals, they will need to find ways to restore depleted populations, reduce overabundant, introduced, or pest species, and manage relationships among various human stakeholders. This book gives them the basic knowledge necessary to accomplish these goals.

This second edition, which is updated throughout, features several new and expanded topics, including communication in the wildlife profession, fire science, Indigenous models of management and conservation, plant–animal interactions, quantitative analysis of wildlife populations, and a detailed glossary. The book also covers:

• 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

The most widely used foundational text in the field, this is the perfect resource not only for students but also for early career professionals and those in related fields who need to understand the core tenets and tools of wildlife conservation and management.

Contributors: C. Jane Anderson, Bart M. Ballard, Warren B. Ballard, John A. Bissonette, Clint Boal, Scott B. Boyle, Leonard A. Brennan, Robert D. Brown, James W. Cain III, Tyler A. Campbell, Michael J. Cherry, Michael R. Conover, Daniel J. Decker, Randall W. DeYoung, Jonathan B. Dinkins, W. Sue Fairbanks, Selma N. Glasscock, James B. Grand, Michael J. Haney, James R. Heffelfinger, Scott E. Henke, Fidel Hernandez, Davie G. Hewitt, C. L. Hoving, David A. Jessup, Heather E. Johnson, Winifred B. Kessler, John L. Koprowski, Paul R. Krausman, William P. Kuvlesky, Jr., Roel R. Lopez, R. W. Mannan, Melissa J. Merrick, L. Scott Mills, Michael S. Mitchell, Michael L. Morrison, Anna M. Muñoz, John F. Organ, Katherine L. Parker, William F. Porter, Shawn J. Riley, Steven S. Rosenstock, Michael C. Runge, Susan P. Rupp, William F. Siemer, Robert J. Steidl, Kelley M. Stewart

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Defining Wildlife and Wildlife Management
• 2. The History of Wildlife Conservation in North America
• 3. The Wildlife Professional
• 4. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management
• 5. Structured Decision-Making
• 6. Scale in Wildlife Management: The Difficulty with Extrapolation, Replication, and Unappreciated Impediments
• 7. Wildlife Population Dynamics
• 8. Wildlife Health and Diseases
• 9. Hunting and Trapping
• 10. Effects of Weather and Accidents on Wildlife
• 11. Nutritional Ecology
• 12. Plant–Animal Interactions
• 13. Water and Other Welfare Factors
• 14. Predator–Prey Relationships and Management
• 15. Animal Behavior
• 16. Habitat
• 17. Wildlife Restoration
• 18. Climate Change and Wildlife
• 19. Conservation Planning for Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
• 20. Managing Populations
• Glossary
• Index