Wildlife and natural resource management / Kevin H. Deal.

Includes index.

The history of wildlife management in America -- The importance of natural resources -- Conservation: wise use of natural resources -- The administration of wildlife management -- Habitat requirements of wildlife -- The human impact on wildlife habitat -- Wildlife and American sport hunting -- Modern wildlife management -- Modern waterfowl management -- Endangered species -- Wildlfe parks and zoos -- Large mammals -- Small mammals -- Nonindigenous species -- Upland game birds -- Ducks, geese, swans, and cranes -- Songbirds and other common birds -- Avian predators -- Common shorebirds, herons, and egrets -- Reptiles -- Amphibians -- Freshwater habitats and their management -- Freshwater fishes -- Careers in wildlife and fisheries management.

"Designed for agricultural extension professionals, nature conservatory staff, and anyone else who requires up-to-date knowledge of conservation and environmental management, this book provides an in-depth look at the very complex world of wildlife, fisheries, and natural resource management. Now in its 3rd edition, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management offers readers content that is engaging and easy to understand, but also updated to include the most relevant topics to people working in the field today. The book's comprehensive coverage begins with the history of wildlife conservation in America and the history of modern wildlife and fisheries management, and uses this as a foundation to introduce modern topics, including the various federal and state agencies responsible for wildlife and fisheries management today, the financing of wildlife conservation in America, and the numerous private conservation organizations that currently exist. It also examines other important current topics, such as fossil fuels and their role in our society today, and endangered species and the laws that protect them. From its detailed discussions of the subject matter, to its extensive glossary of key terms and supplemental appendices, this book is an indispensable resource that will instill a deeper understanding of the issues that surround the conservation and preservation of our natural environment."--pub. desc.