Transcript Game Management

Teacher Information!
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Necessary materials:
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PowerPoint Guide
Game Management
Fish and Wildlife Resources
Students will be able to…
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Discuss controversies associated with
wildlife/game animals
Discuss wildlife/game management
Game Management
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What issues do you see in this picture?
Carrying Capacity v. Population Density
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Carrying capacity—the number of individuals a
particular area can support
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Population density—the actual number of
individuals in an area
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What occurs when these two do not coincide?
What is wildlife management?
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The planned use, protection, or control of wildlife
populations or the manipulation of habitat to meet
societal goals.
Who owns wildlife?
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State governments manage most wildlife
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Department of Natural Resources
Federal government manages
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Migratory species
Endangered species
Wildlife on federal land
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Marine Fisheries Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Forest Service
Why manage wildlife?
Vast human population
Vast human impact on the environment
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How do we manage wildlife?
 Game refuges
 By manipulating habitat
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Manipulating habitat to create certain characteristics
 Fire  maintains grasslands, prevents tree
encroachment; benefits grassland wildlife species
Manipulating Habitat
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Domestic livestock grazing
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Important to set back succession
Can improve forage quality
Overgrazing must be avoided
Rest from grazing
 Creates more cover for some species
Manipulate habitat (cont.)
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Logging
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Sets back succession
Logged areas produce more browse than mature forests
Mechanical treatments
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Expensive
Goal  set back succession and increase diversity
Includes mowing, spraying herbicides, disking,
bulldozing
Manipulate habitat (cont…)
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Plantings
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May plant some plant species for food
Constructing cover
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Nestboxes  wood ducks
Build brush piles  rabbits, quail, pheasants
How do we manage wildlife?
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Coordinate with other resources
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Farmers leave small portion of crop for wildlife
Removal of a portion of wildlife populations
Hunting regulations
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No hunting of some species allowed
Bag limits
Vary with the year
How do we manage wildlife?
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Predator/prey control
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Artificial stocking
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Removal of a portion of wildlife populations
Must consider population density
Can wildlife be managed without hunting? Why or
why not?
How could you as a private landowner
increase wildlife on your land?
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Provide food, water and shelter
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Pond construction
Grain plots
Leaving fence rows
Review
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Discuss controversies associated with
wildlife/game animals
Discuss wildlife/game management
References
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Camp, W.G. and B. Heath-Camp. 2009.
Managing Our Natural Resources. Delmar:
Clifton Park, NY.