ABSTRACT
The previous chapters in this book have demonstrated the complex factors that operate in urban areas with respect to wildlife issues. Circumstances that arise as a result of wildlife populations inhabiting urban and suburban areas will likely contain nuances specific to the particular geographic area and wildlife species involved. However, it is helpful to analyze each situation with the following conceptual model: Ecological and sociological factors work in concert to create an urban wildlife management dilemma. The ecology and behavior of the species explain the presence and abundance of the population (why the species is here and in what numbers). Sociological factors such as economics, politics, and culture set the framework for how humans respond to that wildlife presence and abundance.
