Directory of Wildlife Ecology and Management Resources

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Wildlife generally means non-domesticated animals that are large enough to see. It does not usually include microfauna or ranched animals.

Adapting the definition used by the ODP, Wildlife Ecology is a branch of science dealing with the interrelationships of wildlife with their own species and other animals, and with their nonliving environment. These relationships include physiological responses of individuals, structure and dynamics of populations, interactions among species, organization of biological communities, and processing of energy and matter in ecosystems.

However, as a science, Wildlife Ecology generally excludes fish and fisheries. Fisheries Ecology has developed its own tradition and methodology. The distinction of course is a convention.

Wildlife Management is included here because in practice, management is generally (though not invariably) based on ecological principles and knowledge. However it often incorporates an additional component of human interaction: it has been described as "a triad that includes habitat, people, and animals, and the interactions that occur between them" (See also: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whc/Krausman.html.

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Resources in This Category

• High Hills and Wild Goats: Life Among the Animals of the Hai-Bar Wildlife Refuge

  http://www.melbabooks.com/misc/wildgoats.html
  Provides information on Bill Clark's book which describes wildlife re-introduction efforts into the Negev Desert in Israel.

• Managing Michigans Wildlife: A Landowner's Guide

  http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148---,00.html
  Articles and documents provide information on attracting and managing wildlife in backyards and natural areas.

• National Wildlife Refuge System

  http://www.fws.gov/refuges/
  Detailed information on all aspects of refuge management in the USA. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

• Olympia Forest Science Laboratory - Wildlife Ecology Team

  http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/olympia/wet/
  Their research focuses on ecology, management, and conservation of sensitive wildlife species.

• Pollinator Partnership

  http://www.pollinator.org/
  Information for gardeners, educators and resource managers to encourage the health of resident and migratory pollinator animals. Extensive digital document library provides gardening and other information.

• Saskatchewan River Sturgeon Management Board

  http://www.saskriversturgeon.ca/
  SRSMB is dedicated to preventing further decline of the lake sturgeon population in the Saskatchewan River between E.B. Campbell Dam in Saskatchewan and Grand Rapids Dam in Manitoba.

• The WILD Foundation

  http://www.wild.org/
  The International Wilderness Leadership (WILD) Foundation supports the protection and appropriate use of critical wilderness areas, wildland values and endangered wildlife throughout the world.

• Time, Points and Space: Analysis of Wildlife Data in GIS

  http://www.geo.unizh.ch/~imfeld/diss/
  Dissertation by Stephan Imfeld (Universität Zürich).

• Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Beluga Whales

  http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/tek.html
  A system of understanding one's environment. It is built over generations, as people depend on the land and sea for their food, materials, and culture.

• Wildlife Research

  http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/144.htm
  A journal for publication on all aspects of conservation and management of wild vertebrates.

• Wisdom of Wildlife

  http://wildlifewisdom.wordpress.com/
  Blog written by an Indonesian wildlife biologist working in Indonesia on conservation research. It deals with a range of topics from the rainforest to urban life.

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