ABSTRACT
I have heard some foresters and biologists say, “We manage habitat, not populations.” The Field of Dreams approach to wildlife management: build it and they will come. But will they? Can they given their mobility and intervening conditions now and 50 years from now? And if they do come to the new habitat, how long will they last there? And how does their presence contribute to ensuring that the greater population is not going extinct? All of these questions relate to understanding population viability.
