Urban Wildlife Management

Hardcover  311  ISBN 9780849396458      £54.00

• Examines trends and consolidates detailed information with numerous tables
• Enhances and reinforces the text with original photos and figures from the authors and contributors
• Extracts valuable information from more than 500 professional manuscripts and countless stories in the popular media
• Covers the human dimension, legal aspects, and stakeholder considerations related to urban wildlife management
• Offers the first comprehensive list of literature sources relevant to all the issues of urban wildlife management
• Includes case studies and unique perspective essays to support various concepts

While much has been written about the factors that either promote or prevent proliferation of wildlife in urban settings, forward-thinking professors instructing in this area have had to rely on their own ability to collect information from the published literature. Even then, it has been a challenge to find research that examines the entire picture of human-wildlife interaction, beyond those that focus on problems associated with nuisance urban wildlife.

Urban Wildlife Management is the first comprehensive text to examine the issues that have led to the need for human-wildlife interface management strategies. The book focuses not only on ecological matters, but also incorporates the political, economic, and societal issues relevant to the development of proactive management planning. Synthesizing hundreds of journal articles, as well as countless other sources on urban wildlife management, the book organizes a wealth of material under five subject areas: urban landscapes, urban ecosystems, urban habitats and hazards, sociopolitical issues, and special management considerations.

Urban Wildlife Management educates students in the fundamental principles of ecology required to understand how human-made environments lead to the need for urban wildlife management

Exploring the changing landscape of wildlife management, the authors offer students a historical perspective, along with a look at current trends and future directions of wildlife management. They include selected lessons in ecology relevant to understanding the presence or absence of wildlife species in urban communities. These lessons look at the impacts of urbanization on ecosystem structure and function, including waterways, predation, and population dynamics. Urban habitats are discussed in terms of the unique features of green and gray spaces, urban streams, and urban soils. The book also considers both endangered species and overabundant wildlife populations.

Contents

INTRODUCTION: A NEW WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PARADIGM

A Snapshot of the Urban Wildlife Management Landscape The Need for a Comprehensive Treatment of Urban Wildlife Management Understanding and Meeting the Future Challenges of Wildlife Management Sidebar: Job Description for an Urban Wildlife Biologist

SECTION I - URBAN LANDSCAPES

Wildlife Management: Past and Present A Brief History of Wildlife Management in North America, Rise of the American Conservation Movement, Changing Wildlife Values, A New Kind of Wildlife, The Unique Ecology of Urban Wildlife, Special Challenges for Wildlife Management within Urban Settings, Management Considerations Case Study: Downtown Deer The Changing Landscape of Wildlife Management Demographic Factors That Set the Stage for Urban Wildlife Management, The Separation of People and Wildlife, The Need for Wildlife Management in Urban Areas, The Need for Public Education Programs about Urban Wildlife, Outcomes of Human-Wildlife Encounters, Urbanites Need to Reconnect with the Natural World, Urban Wildlife Species Are Increasing Sometimes to Nuisance Levels, Some Insights into the Magnitude of Urban Wildlife Problems, Wildlife as a Dominant Focus of Wildlife Professionals, The Infrastructure for Urban Wildlife Management Is Missing Perspective Essay: Human-Wildlife Interactions in the 1950s Case Study: Neighborhood Moose Killed by Kindness

SECTION II - URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Ecosystem Principles Structure, Functions, and Services Ecological Principles, Ecosystem Structure, Symbiotic Relationships, Biotic Communities, Ecosystem Function, Ecosystem Services Perspective Essays: For the Love Of Lawns; People and Wildlife - The Lesser Anteater Principles of Population Dynamics Survival, Adaptations, Density, Factors Affecting Population Densities; Effects of Habitat Fragmentation, Supplemental Feeding, Animal Damage Control Activities, and Environmental Pollutants on Wildlife Population Dynamics

SECTION III - URBAN HABITATS AND HAZARDS

Special Habitat Considerations - Green Spaces Remnant Habitat Patches, Successional Habitat Patches, Managed Habitat Patches Perspective Essay: Birds in Texas Cemeteries Special Habitat Considerations - Gray Spaces Buildings, Windows, Towers, Roads and Highways; Landfills, Dumpsters, Garbage Cans; Airports Perspectives: The Peregrine Story; Home Composting on a Small Scale Special Habitat Considerations - Urban Streams and Soils The Water Cycle - Nature's Filter, Abiotic Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecology, Biotic Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecology, Caring For the Water Cycle, Impacts of Urbanization on Soil Structure and Function, Physical Processes That Influence Urban Soil, Taking Better Care of Urban Soil Perspective Essay: Darwin's Earthworms

SECTION IV - SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUES

Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife Management The "People Factor," Conducting Human Dimensions Research, The Role of Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife Management Case Study: Ducks and Traffic Perspective Essay: Urbanites' Fear of the Natural World around Them The Stakeholder Approach and Urban Wildlife Management The Policy Life Cycle and Urban Wildlife Management, What Is a Stakeholder? The Changing Face of Wildlife Stakeholders, A Guide to Major Stakeholders, Governmental Entities, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs), Academic Institutions, The Public. Case Study: Stakeholders Disagree on Best Approach for Managing Fallow Deer Legal Aspects of Urban Wildlife Management Federal Laws, State Laws, County and City Laws, Local Ordinances, Protecting the Health and Safety of All Sidebars: New Berlin v. Hagar; Urban Wildlife Damage Principles Case Study: Operation Remove Excrement

SECTION V - SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

The Ecology and Management Consideration of Selected Species Predators: Coyotes, Black Bear Endangered Species: San Joaqin Kit Fox, Florida Key Deer Roosting Species: American Crows, Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Feral Species: Free-ranging domestic cats, Wild Hogs Sidebar: Wild Hogs Threaten Texas Nature Center Distribution, Abundance, and Management Consideration of Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Factors that Contribute to Geese and Deer Abundance in Urban America, Distribution of Resident Canada Geese and White-Tailed Deer in the Continental U.S., The Human Response to Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer, Ecological Impacts of Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer, Health and Safety Issues Related to Resident Canada Geese, The Urban White-Tailed Deer, White-Tailed Deer and Lyme Disease, Feasible and Acceptable Management Strategies for Overabundant Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Populations.