Principles of wildlife management: types, examples and uses ...

• Main Authors: Hone, J, Drake, VA, Krebs, C
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: UNSW Sydney 2014
• Subjects: Brisbane; Alces alces
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25600; http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_13695

General principles in wildlife management can assist scientists and managers to evaluate current management, plan future activities and avoid the tyranny of individual management decisions. We describe, with examples, two principal uses of “principles”; first, a prescriptive principle is defined as a general guideline for wildlife research and management. Second, an empirical principle is defined as a broad generalization based on replicated empirical observations and experiments. We focus on a review of the field evidence for one empirical principle, namely the relationship between management outcomes and inputs. This relationship is part of answering the question, how much management is enough? The empirical evidence supports the relationship in studies ranging from lamb abundance and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) control effort, population growth rates of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and African elephants (Loxodonta spp.) and anti-poacher efforts, moose (Alces alces) abundance and hunting effort, red ... : Australian Wildlife Management Society Conference 2014; Brisbane; 2014-12-02 - 2014-12-04 ...