wildlife management

What qualifies as big game? Bison, elk, and moose are all truly large animals that are exciting to track and hunt. In this book, readers are introduced to this sport through the animals often hunted, the ways people track them, the gear needed, and how one prepares for a big-game hunt. Hunting safety and general rules and regulations are discussed in an age-appropriate way. Full-color photographs of big game and big game hunters aid readers' understanding of the topics discussed. This high-interest topic will keep even reluctant readers turning the pages.

In many places in the United States, deer hunting is almost like a party! Family and friends gather when it's deer season where they live. Different kinds of deer live across the country. Readers learn the basics of deer hunting in this book in preparation for their first outing. From where to hunt to how to stay safe, the main content offers age-appropriate information and fun facts for young readers. Full-color photographs show readers what to expect when they head out to hunt deer.

Turkey hunting is one of the most popular kinds of hunting in the United States! Learning how to track and hunt turkeys is a fun way to engage with the great outdoors. In this book, readers do exactly that through text full of age-appropriate details about hunting turkeys. Full-color photographs fill each page and help readers connect with what they're reading and offer a close look at what hunting turkeys is like. It's the perfect way to prepare for turkey hunting season with a young reader!.

Squirrels, small birds, rabbits, and coyotes are just some of the creatures that fall into the small-game category. Hunting for these small animals can be just as exciting as hunting larger animals. In this fact-filled volume, readers learn about safety, conservation, and hunting techniques for the many kinds of small game. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate details aim to prepare young readers for their first experience small-game hunting. Tips and tricks are provided in fact boxes and captions.

Discover how changes to the Elwha River harmed the ecosystem but through persistence, cooperation, and advocacy it was renewed and restored.

"Join . . . science writer . . . Mary Roach on an . . . investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As . . . Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. . . Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature's lawbreakers"--.

"This book is [an] . . . exploration of the transformations that have taken place in Yellowstone National Park since the wolves returned -- including the monumental changes to the landscape and to all the animals that live there"--Provided by publisher.

". . . delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction"--Amazon.com.

Evaluates how effective modern zoos have been in fulfilling their objectives of conservation, research, education, and recreation, explaining how zoo conservation policies are formulated, implemented, and evaluated, and looking at the business of zoos as a complicated social process involving people as well as animals.

Douglas Chadwick recounts the efforts of a group of wildlife managers working to educate grizzly bears about where they should and shouldn't go in the populated areas of northwestern Montana.