The field of wildlife management is concerned with wildlife
conservation, pest control and game keeping. It strives to prevent the
biodiversity loss of the Earth by incorporating the ecological
principles of succession, disturbance and carrying capacity. The study
of environmental conditions like pedology, physical geography and
hydrology are significant for balancing the needs of wildlife with the
needs of people. Wildlife management can be manipulative or custodial.
Manipulative management strives to influence the population of a
wildlife species directly or by altering habitat, density of predators,
food supply or prevalence of disease. Custodial management is always
preventive and protective. The factors that influence wildlife and their
habitats are minimized. Reforestation, nitrification and
denitrification, hedge laying, coppicing, etc. are important techniques
of this field. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the
most vital concepts in this field. It attempts to understand the
multiple branches that fall under the discipline of wildlife management
and how such concepts have practical applications. Those in search of
information to further their knowledge of wildlife management will be
greatly assisted by this textbook.
