wildlife management

Discusses efforts to protect various endangered animals, emphasizing the importance of responsible land use.

Presents examples of successful efforts to protect wildlife and includes the names and addresses of organizations involved in these endeavors.

Introduces various careers that involve the health and welfare of animals including public health veterinarian, zookeeper, veterinary para-professional, humane society worker, wildlife management specialist, and others.

Discusses how the pronghorn, once numbering 50,000,000, was reduced to 12,000 by the settlers' westward expansion, and then, with man's help, made a remarkable comeback.

Traces the history of wildlife conservation and environmental politics in America to 1992, and describes various extinct or endangered species.

Text and photographs present a history of wild horses in the United States, the mistreatment they have suffered, and the efforts that have been made to protect them by law.

Describes the life of American bison on the National Bison Range in Montana and in other parks and preserves, with an emphasis on how humans must carefully manage each herd for its own good.

Profiles the career of a special agent for the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Service while highlighting the excitement and danger involved in the work.