Download Wildlife Introduction

Wildlife Introduction
South Gibson Co.
Wildlife / NRM
Wildlife
• Wildlife includes all non-domesticated
plants, animals, and other organisms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife
Domestication
• Brings species under human control
Humans Use Wildlife for…
• Consumptive – harvesting
– Example: hunting, trapping, fishing
• Non-consumptive – interaction whereas
wildlife is not harvested
– Example: bird watching
Game Species
• Generally considered to be hunted or
trapped
Non-game Species
• Animals that are not hunted, trapped or
fished in a traditional sense
Value of Wildlife
• Commercial Value: profits from wildlife
• Game Value: individuals send considerable
amounts of money on hunting and fishing
• Aesthetic Value: the value people place on wildlife
for its beauty and appeal
• Scientific Value: value of wildlife for research and
study – one example is the use of deer antlers to
measure radiation levels in the environment
• Ecological Value: each species has certain roles in
nature, many are interdependent on one another
Economic Importance of Wildlife
• Cost of hunting,
fishing…etc:
– Licenses
– Camouflage / orange
vest
– Weapon of choice
– Ammunition
– Rods
– Bait
– Boat if necessary
– Tree stand
– Land lease / Land
Preparation
– Deer processing fees
– Taxidermy fees
Exercise 1
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
License
Rifle
Bow
Muzzleloader
shotgun
Ammo for each
Camo
ATV
Cost of gas
Deerstand / duck blind
Decoys
Trained dog
Mounting fee
Blaze orange vest / hat
Calls
Scents
Scope
Binoculars
What does it cost you when
you go hunting?
Wildlife Management
• The application of scientific and technical
principle to wildlife populations and habitats to
maintain such populations (particularly mammals,
birds, and fish) essential for recreational and/or
scientific purposes
• Examples of species management: bird banding,
trapping and transplanting, land management,
wildlife population surveys, vegetation surveys,
wildlife extension work and implementation and
regulations
Wildlife Management
• All agricultural sciences are based on
sound, scientific research.
• Today’s wildlife management techniques
are based on proven research
Wildlife Management
Approaches
• Preservation: allowing
nature to take its course,
this practice is used often
in National Parks
• Management: is the
manipulation of
populations or habitats to
achieve desired goals
• Conservation: is the effort
to maintain and use
natural resources wisely
4 Significant Areas of Wildlife
Conservation
•
•
•
•
Research
Education
Law enforcement
Wildlife management
Potential Wildlife Management
Goals
• Increase in population size
• To remove individuals from the population
on a continuing basis, which requires that
enough individuals be left to reproduce and
so replace those removed
• To stabilize or reduce the population
• Combinations of these goals can be used to
better manage an area
Game Management Objectives Used
in the United States to Manage
Wildlife
• Components of Game Management:
– Restriction of hunting
– Predator control
– Reservations of game lands (ex. Parks, National
Forests, Refuges)
– Artificial replenishment (ex. Restocking, Game
Farming)
– Environmental Controls (ex. Control of food,
special factors and disease)