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Landowner Attitudes Toward Elk Management in the Pine Ridge Region of North-Western Nebraska

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Little is known about attitudes of landowners toward elk (Cervus elaphus) on privately-owned land. We mailed questionnaires to agricultural landowners in the Pine Ridge region of northwestern Nebraska in both 1995 and 1997 to determine attitudes toward ...
R. Daniel Crank, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Kit M. Hams   +2 more
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Where the wild things are: Examining the intersection between the RMA 1991 and the Wildlife Act 1953 [PDF]

, 2009
Recent case law has drawn attention to the impact of the Wildlife Act 1953 (WA) and its intersection with the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Some of the decisions have been summarised in previous RMLA publications and it is the intention of this ...
Wallace, Philippa Jane
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source

Human–Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Based on Damage, Distribution, and Activity: A Case Study of Wild Boar in Zhejiang, Eastern China

Animals
Human–wildlife conflicts are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are a challenge to biodiversity management. Compared with compensatory management, which often focuses on solving emergency conflicts, mitigation management allows decision-makers to
Junchen Liu, Shanshan Zhao, Liping Tan, Jianwu Wang, Xiao Song, Shusheng Zhang, Feng Chen, Aichun Xu   +7 more
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Deer and reforestation in the Pacific Northwest [PDF]

, 1976
Deer and reforestation interact mainly during regeneration after wildfire or logging. In interior forests, browsing by mule deer often damages conifer seedlings planted on winter or transitional ranges.
Crouch, Glenn L.
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Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Human-Wildlife Conflict in and Around Borena Sayint National Park, Northern Ethiopia

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2019
We identified causes, impact, and traditional management measures of human– wildlife conflict (HWC) in and around Borena Sayint National Park, Ethiopia.
Ayenew Biset, Girma Mengesha, Zerihun Girma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment [PDF]

, 2008
We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
Agnew, Agnew, Ainley, Baker, Ballance, Bargagli, Barrera-Oro, Brown, C.A. Moreno, Chen, Clarke, Clarke, Constable, Constable, Constable, Convey, Convey, Convey, Convey, Cooney, Croxall, Croxall, D.G. Ainley, de Leeuw, de Poorter, Delord, DeVries, Duhamel, Edwards, Fraser, Frenot, Gon, Greenslade, Greenslade, Greenslade, Gremmen, Gröndahl, Hansom, Hee, Hemmings, Hofman, Holmes, Hughes, Huiskes, I. Snape, J. Scott, Jones, Jouventin, K.A. Hughes, Kennicutt, Kerry, Knox, Kock, Kock, Kock, Kohnen, Laws, McDonald, Moreno, Morris, Muller-Schwarze, Naveen, Naveen, Nicol, Ohtani, Olech, Otley, P. Convey, Pauly, Pauly, Peter, Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer, Rounsevell, S. Pfeiffer, Salwicka, Sjoling, Sladen, Smith, Smith, Snape, Snape, Summerson, T. Tin, Tejedo, Thor, Trathan, Weimerskirch, Wheeler, Willock, Woehler, Z.L. Fleming   +91 more
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Half a Century of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Northern Gannet Eggs: Impact of Regulations

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals”, are persistent organic pollutants that have been widely used in the industry across the globe for many decades. Their chemical stability, bioaccumulation, and toxicity pose major environmental and health risks. This study examines temporal trends in the concentrations of
Anaïs Fournier, Anaïs Kerric, Raphaël A. Lavoie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of the Field of Wildlife Damage Management in the United States and Future Challenges

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
t Through the early twentieth century, people in rural areas of North America either dealt with problems caused by wildlife by killing the problem species, eliminating its habitat, changing crops or husbandry practices, tolerating the damage, or moving
James E. Miller
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