Lec2-Jan10-History and Why we care about wildlife Flashcards
Ecological Indicators:
Defined as features that convey information about the health or human impacts on ecosystems. They are used to assess the condition of an ecosystem, track changes over time, and guide management decisions.
Nonpolicy:
Refers to goals that are not clearly defined and are worded in such a way that the administering organization is not committed to a specific course of action. They are too vague to be actionable.
Non-feasible Policy:
A policy that, in attempting to satisfy multiple interests, sets incompatible goals. These policies often result in conflicts and challenges in implementation due to their contradictory objectives.
- Explain how human attitudes to wildlife management has changed over time.
Human attitudes towards wildlife management have shifted from considering wildlife as a resource primarily for human use to a more holistic approach that also recognizes the intrinsic value of wildlife and the importance of maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Reasons Why Wildlife is Managed:
Wildlife is managed for various reasons, including to
1-prevent extinction or extirpation of wildlife,
2.for cultural, recreational, and spiritual reasons,
3-to maintain ecosystem services,
4.for their monetary value,
5) Ecological indicators – features that communicate information about the health or human impacts on ecosystems
6-for medical and genetic benefits,
7-and due to their intrinsic value beyond utilitarian purposes.
- Describe and work with the four categories of ecosystem services.
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Density-Dependent
Density-dependent factors include elements such as food supply, predation, disease, weather and territoriality, which have more significant effects as a population becomes more crowded.
Density-Independent Factors:
density-independent factors are influences like Natural stochastic events, habitat loss, Poaching/the pet trade/direct control, Climate change, Food additions, Interspecific competition, Disease
Role of a Wildlife Manager:
A wildlife manager’s role is to manage wildlife populations to achieve specific objectives, such as increasing or decreasing population sizes, ensuring sustainable harvest, or simply monitoring populations. These objectives are directed by policy, and managers operate within the guidelines set by policymakers, which include governments, conservation groups, and land managers.
Approaches a Wildlife Manager Can Take:
A wildlife manager may aim to increase a population if it is too low, decrease it if it is causing problems or is too high, ensure a species can be harvested sustainably, or simply monitor a population without intervening.
- Identify nonpolicies and non-feasible policies, and be able to explain why a ‘policy’ is an example of either.
Nonpolicies are those that are not clearly defined and do not commit to a specific course of action, like “protect intrinsic natural values.” Non-feasible policies attempt to satisfy multiple interests, resulting in incompatible goals, such as the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, which aimed to conserve whale stocks while also allowing for the development of the whaling industry.
