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Human dimensions of living with wildlife-a management challenge for the 21st century
| Author: |
Decker, D.J.; Chase, L.C. |
| Date: |
1997 |
| Periodical: |
Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| Abstract: |
Problems addressed by wildlife management have changed dramatically during the 20th century. Some species have emerged from a period of scarcity to a state of overabundance. Wildlife managers now face many situations marked by an urgent, growing demand to reduce conflicts between people and species of wildlife that were scarce just a few decades ago. Managers are finding that they must attempt to work within a complex interface of biological and sociological forces. They are dealing with the difficulties of managing wildlife and people to optimize benefits to a society that is living with wildlife, and experiencing the diverse benefits and problems associated with such intimacy. Managers working at this interface are applying their ingenuity, experimenting with approaches to achieve success in a milieu of diverse and often conflicting stakeholder expectations and wildlife acceptance capacities (Decker and Purdy 1988). We believe developing the strategies to integrate-informed stakeholder input and involvement in decision-making is 1 of the greatest challenges facing wildlife management as we move into the 21st century. |
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