Download Wildlife Management - Forestry Natural Resources and Wildlife - Lecture Slides and more Slides Wildlife Ecology in PDF only on Docsity! Wildlife Management Docsity.com Competencies: • define wildlife terms • identify characteristics of wildlife • describe relationships between wildlife and humans • understand relationships with humans • describe classifications of wildlife • identify approved practices • discuss future of wildlife in the U.S. Docsity.com In the early years.... • Wildlife provided the bulk of food available • Supplies seemed exhaustible • Humans destroyed wildlife habitat Docsity.com Characteristics of Wildlife • All vertebrate animals are wildlife – Vertebrates-animals with backbones • Have many of the same characteristics as humans: – growth processes – laws of heredity – general cell structure Docsity.com Environment without control • Must adapt or perish • Possess senses for protection from predators • Avoid overpopulation Docsity.com Mutualism • Two types of animals that live together for mutual benefit • There are many examples of mutualism in the wildlife community Docsity.com Predation • When one animal eats another animal • Is important in controlling populations of wildlife Docsity.com Commensalism • A Plant or animal that lives in, on, or with another, sharing its food, but not helping or harming it • One species is helped, but the other is neither helped or harmed Docsity.com Six Positive Values • Commercial • Recreational • Biological • Aesthetic • Scientific • Social Docsity.com Commercial • Sale of wildlife or wildlife products • Raising of animals for: – hunting – fishing Docsity.com Recreational
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Scientific • Often benefits humans • Has existed since the beginning of time • Early humans watched wild animals to determine which plants and berries were safe to eat Docsity.com Social • Difficult to measure • Wildlife has the ability to enhance the value of their surroundings just by their presence • Provide humans the opportunity for variety in outdoor recreation, hobbies, and adventure Docsity.com Classifications of Wildlife Management • Farm • Forest • Wetlands • Stream • Lakes and Ponds Docsity.com Wetlands Wildlife • Most productive wildlife management area • Includes all areas between dry upland and open water • Includes – marshes – swamps – bogs Docsity.com Stream Wildlife • Often a difficult task • Water pollution and the need for clean water for a growing human population continue to increase at a rapid pace Docsity.com Lake and Pond Wildlife • Normally easier than in streams • Concerns include: – population levels – oxygen levels – pollutants – availability of food resources Docsity.com Approved Practices - Wetland Wildlife • No area of American land is more important • Are constantly changing • Provide food, nesting sites, and cover • Ducks and geese are the most economically important types of wildlife that need wetlands • Other types include woodcock, pheasants, deer, bears, milk, muskrats, and raccoons Docsity.com Approved Practices - Stream Wildlife • Two general categories: – warm water – cold water • Based on water temperature at which the wildlife, primarily fish, can best grow and thrive • Little difference in managing the two types • In general, fish are the type of stream wildlife that is managed Docsity.com Approved Practices - Stream Wildlife • Maintenance of population levels is important • Removal of unwanted species by: – netting – poisoning – electric shocking • Artificial rearing and stocking • Regulations of sport fishing Docsity.com
