Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center for
Date of this Version
2007
Abstract
On behalf of the Wildlife Services program, I’m pleased to provide some thoughts for this initial issue of Human–Wildlife Conflicts regarding the changing face of wildlife damage management. Having been in this profession for more than 25 years, I have witnessed firsthand the growth and evolution of wildlife damage management programs across the country. The entire field of wildlife damage management has been in a period of change during the past 15 to 20 years. Wildlife damage managers making decisions in today’s environment must now consider a wide range of legitimate public interests that often conflict with one another. These include wildlife and natural resource conservation, biological diversity, and the welfare of animals, as well as the use of wildlife for enjoyment, recreation, and livelihood.
Comments
Published in Human-Wildlife Conflicts Volume 1, Number 1, Pages 6-7, Spring 2007. Published and copyright by the Jack H. Berryman Institute. http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/journal/index.html