Urban Wildlife Management, Second Edition
When the first edition of Urban Wildlife Management was published two years ago, it provided conservationists, ecologists, and wildlife professionals with a welcome shift in the way that interactions between humans and wildlife were viewed and managed. Instead of focusing on ways to evict or eradicate wildlife encroached on by urban development, this unique work took a holistic, ecosystems approach. Gathering information from more than five hundred academic sources and the popular media, this book educated us on the complete nature of the problem.
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Through discussions of past and present approaches in the United States, the book explores the changing landscape of wildlife management and future approaches. Urban habitats and hazards are defined in terms of green and gray spaces. Sociopolitical issues are discussed in terms of wildlife management, stakeholder responsibilities, and legal considerations. And wildlife are viewed as adaptive inhabitants of an evolving ecosystem rather than as interlopers in a humans only world.
The author maintains a blog exploring wildlife in our own backyard.
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Past and Present
CHAPTER 2 The Changing Landscape of Wildlife Management
CHAPTER 3 Ecological Principles in the Urban Context
CHAPTER 4 Urban Soils
CHAPTER 5 Urban Waters
CHAPTER 6 Principles of Population Dynamics
Urban Habitats and Hazards
CHAPTER 9 Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife Management
CHAPTER 10 Working with Urban Stakeholders
CHAPTER 11 Legal Aspects of Urban Wildlife Management
Special Management Considerations
CHAPTER 12 The Ecology and Management Considerations of Selected Species
CHAPTER 13 Zoonoses and Management Considerations
CHAPTER 14 Distribution Abundance and Management Considerations of Resident Canada Geese and Urban WhiteTailed Deer
CHAPTER 7 Urban Green Spaces
CHAPTER 8 Urban Gray Spaces