ABSTRACT
Successful natural resource administration demands the well-exercised ability to deal with the interests of many actors--including the public and wildlife--in a balanced, constructive way. The authors of this book, recognized as experts in the management of natural resources, discuss management with special emphasis on fish and other wildlife. Their approach to management development constantly searches for creative compromises that protect today's wildlife for future generations while maximizing present social and economic benefits. Their comprehensive treatment also includes a discussion of such topics as the interaction of human management of wildlife with natural regulation of wildlife; the need for sound research and development programs; the importance of public participation in the management of natural resources; and the political and administrative context in which resource management must take place.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|37 pages
Emerging Patterns and Problems in Administration of Natural Resources
part 2|33 pages
Fish and Wildlife Resources Evaluation
part 3|48 pages
Concepts and Practices in Fish and Wildlife Administration
part 4|28 pages
The Natural-Resource Agency—Its People and Organization
part 5|55 pages
People and Wildlife: Public Involvement in Fish and Wildlife Administration