Wildlife and Exotics

This paper presents the norms of public wildlife management and how they are affected by the animal species being managed, with beavers, coyotes, and mountain lions as specific examples. The paper states that the social acceptability of killing these animals has increased as the consequences of human-wildlife interactions has increased, although acceptability varies by species and situation.

This paper examines the biological, economic, social, and psychological effects of predator management and reviews alternative management methods that may be better able to conserve large carnivore species by reducing conflicts with humans. Identifying the most useful management techniques involves "optimizing the degree of intensive management relative to the biological importance of individual predators in the population."

A June 2010 survey of the wild horse population in the Western United States found about 4,217 horses in 13 horse management areas in parts of Nevada, California, and Oregon. This study was conducted following claims that the horse population was below the 900 horses that the Bureau of Land Management intended to leave after rounding up almost 2,000 wild horses from the Calico mountains.

This article presents an overview of the U.S. government's branch of Predator and Rodent Control as a method of wildlife management, from its roots in 1963 when an estimated $6 million was spent to vanquish 191,000 animals, to 2006 estimates of $10 million spent to end about 100,000 animal lives.

According to the results of this April 2010 survey, 82% of Canadians support the Inuit seal hunt, while 85% also believe that seals should be managed to protect fish stocks. One in seven Canadians (16%) oppose all forms of seal hunting.

Based on seizures from searches carried out over 17 days at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, officials confiscated 188 kilograms of illegal bushmeat from nine people. In total, 11 species of animals were found, including two types of primates, two kinds of crocodiles, and three types of rodents. Four of these animals were listed as protected species.

Research from University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History student Brooklynne Fothergill documents the history of the turkey, which cites the turkey's original use as a source of feathers and as a symbol by the indigenous peoples of North America.

North Dakota's annual pheasant crowing count survey showed a 6% decline for the overall state in 2010. The number of crows heard in the northwest part of the state was down by 16% from 2009, though counts in the southwest and southeast stayed relatively flat from the previous year. The northeast region of the state also showed a decline of 10%.

A poll commissioned by Pure Fishing about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill shows that the majority of anglers (67%) say that the long-term health of fish populations as the result of the oil spill is a major concern. More than 40% of anglers who planned to fish in the gulf or off the coast of Florida in the next year believe their fishing activity will decrease as the result of the spill.

This survey of Wisconsin bowhunters tracked mammalian and avian wildlife populations during the 2005 archery season, which included 97 bowhunters averaging 20.5 trips into the field during archery season.