Talk:Wildlife management

Wildlife Management Definition Lacking
I have made some changes to this page. I am not a professional ecologist, but it is clear that the page was written from a pretty one-sided view. It may be that others have greater ability than I to turn this into a true NPOV page. Mike Hobday

Mike Hobday,

I agree that you are not an ecologist, and that someone needs to step up and make this page useful, but I doubt you will allow that to happen. You are not allowing anyone to improve this page in a meaningful way. I teach Wildlife Management, and everytime I try to insert a textbook definition of wildlife management, you revert to your own opinion on wildlife management outcomes. You have a narrow view of wildlife management that is not based on science. You may be allowing your personal biasis on animal welfare to prevent anyone from defining what wildlife management is scientifically. You will force anyone wanting true information on this topic to look elsewhere, since you insist that your opinion supercedes over 100 years of successful wildlife management.


 * Tell me, so that I can understand better. How does the setting of snares to protect introduced pheasants from foxes "balance the needs of wildlife"? Surely a significant amount of "wildlife management" is just about predator control? Since when were pheasants an "endangered and threatened species"? MikeHobday 06:49, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I have made changes the definition on this page as it only focused on a single aspect of wildlife managment which was Wildlife conservation. Wildlife managment is a catch all phrase and includes any and all managment of wildlife even if it has a negative effect on the wildlife. User:roomoneohone

Predator Control
The concept of carry capacity was discovered by the removal of cougars and wolves from the Kaibab National Forest. The deer population went from 8,000 individuals to over 100,000. The deer over browsed the forest (exceeding the carrying capacity of the land) and there was a massive dieoff due to starvation over the winter. Ecologists learned the importance of predators in the balance of nature.

I don't think Chinese Ringneck Pheasant need protection from foxes (I could be wrong). Foxes are trapped for their pelts for human use or because humans are protecting their chickens. Modern wildlife management understands the importance of predators. If there is an over population of foxes in an area, and it conflicts with human needs, its great to have scientists working to figure out a safe level of fox harvest. In my opinion, the real problem with wildlife management is when scientists are ignored due to political special interest. Citizens have the right to speak up againt policies they believe are unjust. If fox populations in your area are being exterminated, you have a right to challenge that process, and deserve a satisfactory explanation, or a legal day in court.

The Florida panther population was at about 50 individuals a decade ago, and now the population is over 100 individuals. Protection of Florida panther habitat, Wildlife corridors under Alligator Alley to prevent auto fatality, genetic mixing with the Texas Cougar to prevent inbreeding depression, public education to prevent pouching, has contributed to this wildlife management success story despite the rapid growth Florida has experienced.

New article: Reindeer hunting in Greenland
I have finally gone public with my new article:


 * Reindeer hunting in Greenland

-- Fyslee/talk 07:58, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Wild fish
Wild fish form, by far, the largest and most diverse groups of wildlife in the world, yet this article does not even bother to mention them. It is as though they do not exist. Is there some reason for this? --Geronimo20 (talk) 23:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

overharvesting
Would like to see an article on overharvesting. Actually even in terms of discussing actual workings of sustainable hunting, this article feels lacking.TCO (talk) 05:45, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Discrepancies
Open Season is defined partly as being breeding season, as is Closed Season. Disambiguation?

US Bias
This article has a stong US bias, although wildlife manangement has a far longer history in Europe. There are no examples or issues outside the US or UK. It should look at thiongs like national parks in Africa, South America and Asia and wildlife management traditions across Europe. The Yowser (talk) 15:18, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

I agree: this article seems almost entirely based on what the Wildlife Society calls the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Sentience (talk) 05:36, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Though people all over the world have always had ways of regulating their relationships with non-domesticated animals, "wildlife management" per se was invented in the United States in the 1930s. A different page could be created for those other ways; I think it's appropriate that this page focuses on the modern discipline and ideology of wildlife management, though of course it could be broadened to look at both influences and consequences outside the US. Google Ngram Viewer: wildlife management Eichhoernchen (talk) 02:21, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Could use section on decision-making frameworks
I think this article could benefit from a section on decision-making frameworks used in wildlife management such as adaptive management and structured decision-making. Structured Decision-Making (SDM) may also be worthy of its own article with specific reference to its application in wildlife management. Ecologyatx (talk) 20:18, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

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