State Wildlife Management and Conservation

<p> <b>An illuminating look at the challenges and triumphs of state wildlife professionals at the forefront of the fight to protect the American wilderness.</b> </p><p>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 <i>State Wildlife Management and Conservation</i> 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.</p><p>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. </p><p> <i>State Wildlife Management and Conservation</i> 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. </p><p>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</p>