TOPIC OUTLINE

 

WEEK OF:                TOPIC:

 

27 August                    Introduction

                                    The principles of wildlife management

                                    Wolf reintroduction

 

                                    Harrison, D.J., and T.G. Chapin. 1998. Extent and connectivity

                                    of habitat for wolves in eastern North America. Wildlife Society

                                    Bulletin 26:767-775.

 

3 September                Wolf reintroduction, northeastern U.S.

(No class Monday)      Discussion of technical paper

                                    Ecological components of wildlife management

                                    - Food

 

                                    Enck, J.W., and T.L. Brown. 2002. New Yorkers’ attitudes

                                    toward restoring wolves to the Adirondack Park. Wildlife Society

                                    Bulletin 30:16-28.

 

                                    Bolen, E.G., and W.R. Robinson. 2003. Wildlife ecology and

                                    Management, Chapter 7, Food and cover, pages 92-117. Pearson

                                    Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

 

10 September              Ecological components of wildlife management

                                    - Cover, and water

                                    - Predation

 

                                    Sovada, M.A., R.M. Anthony, and B.D.J. Batt. 2001. Predation

                                    on waterfowl in arctic tundra and prairie breeding areas: a review.

                                    Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:6-15.

 

                                    Frey, S.N., S. Majors, M.R. Conover, T.A. Messmer, and D.L.

                                    Mitchell. 2003. Effect of predator control on ring-necked

                                    pheasant populations. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:727-735.

 

17 September              Ecological components of wildlife management

                                    - Social systems

                                    - Disease

 

                                    Brandt, A. 1997. Not in my backyard. Audubon 99:58-62, 86-87,

                                    102-103.

 

 

 

                                    Samuel, M.D., J.Y. Takekawa, G. Samelius, and D.R. Goldberg.

                                    1999. Avian cholera mortality in lesser snow geese nesting on

                                    Banks Island, Northwest Territories. Wildlife Society Bulletin

                                    27:780-787.

 

                                    Rosatte, R.C., C.D. MacInnes, R.T. Williams, and O. Williams.

                                    1997. A proactive prevention strategy for raccoon rabies in

                                    Ontario, Canada. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:110-116.

 

24 September              Finish discussion of diseases

                                    Population dynamics

 

                                    Bolen, E.G., and W.R. Robinson. 2003. Wildlife ecology and

                                    Management, Chapter 5, Population ecology, pages 48-69.

                                    Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

 

1 October                    Population dynamics

 

8 October                    Legal/political aspects of wildlife management

 

15 October                  Social aspects of wildlife management

                                    Mid-term Friday 19 October

 

                                    Czech, B., P.K. Devers, and P.R. Krausman. 2001. The

                                    relationship of gender and conservation attitudes. Wildlife Society

                                    Bulletin 29:187-194.

 

                                    Williams, T. 2005. Public menace. Audubon available online at:

                                    http://audubonmagazine.org/incite/incite0507.html

 

22 Octobere                Economic aspects of wildlife management

                                    Human-wildlife conflicts

 

                                    Czech, B. and H.E. Daly. 2004. In my opinion: the steady state

                                    economy – what it is and what it entails. Wildlife Society Bulletin

                                    32:598-605.

 

29 October                  Human-wildlife conflicts

                                    Overabundant wildlife

 

                                    Clevenger, A.P., B. Chruszcz, and K.E. Gunson. 2001. Highway

                                    mitigation fencing reduces wildlife vehicle collisions. Wildlife

                                    Society Bulletin 29:646-653.

 

 

 

                                    Kilpatrick, H.J., A. M. LaBonte, and J.T. Seymour. 2002. A

                                    shotgun-archery deer hunt in a residential community: evaluation

                                    of hunt strategies and effectiveness. Wildlife Society Bulletin

                                    30:478-486.

 

                                    Coates, P.S., S. J. Stiver, and D.J. Delehanty. 2006. Using sharp-

                                    tailed grouse movement patterns to guide release-site selection.

                                    Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1376-1382.

 

                                    Castelli, P.M., and S.E. Sleggs. 2000. Efficacy of border collies

                                    to control nuisance Canada geese. Wildlife Society Bulletin

                                    28:385-392.

 

5 November                Integration

                                    Habitat management – forests

 

                                    Chase, L.C., T.M. Schusler, and D.J. Decker. 2000. Innovations

                                    in stakeholder involvement: what’s the next step? Wildlife Society

                                    Bulletin 28:208-217.

 

                                    Riley, S.J., D.J. Decker, L.H. Carpenter, J.F. Organ, W.F. Siemer,

G.F. Mattfeld, and G. Parsons. 2002. The essence of wildlife

                                    management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:585-593.

 

                                    Lorimer, C.G. 2001. Historical and ecological roles of

                                    disturbance in eastern North American forests: 9,000 years

                                    of change. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:425-439.

 

                                    Dombeck, M.P., J.E. Williams, and C.A. Wood. 2004. Wildfire

                                    policy and public lands: integrating scientific understanding with

                                    social concerns across landscapes. Conservation Biology 18:883-

                                    889.

 

12 November              Wetland and agricultural habitat management

 

                                    Williams, T. 1996. What good is a wetland? Aububon 98(6):

                                    42-53, 98-100.

 

                                    Samson, F.B., F.L. Knopf, and W.R. Ostlie. 2004. Great Plains

                                    ecosystems: past, present, and future. Wildlife Society Bulletin

                                    32:6-15.

 

19 November              No classes (Thanksgiving break)

 

26 November              The Endangered Species Act

 

                                    Cardoza, J.E., and S.A. Langlois. 2002. The eastern cougar: a

                                    management failure? Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:265-273.

 

3 December                 Endangered species management

 

                                    Classes end Thursday 6 December

                                    Final exam: Friday 7 December, 8:00 a.m.