An illuminating look at the challenges and triumphs of state wildlife
professionals at the forefront of the fight to protect the American
wilderness.
The adage "think globally but act locally" defines the work of American
wildlife professionals. Their contributions, from remote outposts to
major cities, guard the natural world of the entire country. In State
Wildlife Management and Conservation, Thomas J. Ryder brings together
wildlife leaders from practical, policy, and academic backgrounds to
tell the story of state wildlife agencies, chronicling their efforts to
restore and protect our nation's natural resources.
Reflecting the core principle of the profession--that the public, not
any individual, owns wildlife--the book explains how this tenet became
law, laying the groundwork for the history of state-level wildlife
management that follows. The authors cover key issues, including the
limits of private land ownership, the funding of wildlife regulation,
the nuances of humanwildlife conflict, the role of law enforcement,
disease control efforts, and the challenges involved in balancing the
perspectives of hunters, nonhunters, and animal rights advocates.
Detailed essays also discuss state management techniques for a wide
range of wildlife, including big game and migratory birds.
State Wildlife Management and Conservation is a comprehensive,
nationwide account of state management efforts. It will aid professors
training the next generation of wildlife professionals, students hoping
to enter the profession, and anyone working with wildlife to develop a
more sophisticated understanding of what it means to be a state wildlife
biologist.
Contributors: M. Carol Bambery, Gordon R. Batcheller, Chad J. Bishop,
Vernon C. Bleich, Dale Caveny, David K. Dahlgren, Daniel J. Decker,
Karie L. Decker, Thomas A. Decker, Billy Dukes, John D. Erb, John R.
Fischer, Ann B. Forstchen, Jonathan W. Gassett, Parks Gilbert, Colin M.
Gillin, Tim L. Hiller, Daniel Hirchert, Michael W. Hubbard, Mark
Humpert, Scott Hygnstrom, Robert P. Lanka, Richard E. McCabe, Jennifer
Mock-Schaeffer, Brian Nesvik, Shaun L. Oldenburger, John F. Organ,
Ronald J. Regan, Michael A. Schroeder, William F. Siemer, Christian
Smith, Randy Stark, Gary J. Taylor, J. Scott Taylor, Daniel J. Thompson,
Kurt VerCauteren, Mark P. Vrtiska, H. Bryant White, Steven A. Williams
