In the latest Jackson Hole News and Guide, outdoor writer Todd Wilkinson discusses the question, “Do wolves, cougars help curb diseases?” At the Wildlife News we have posed the same question. Properly stated this question can be investigated scientifically.
First a hypothesis (or hypotheses) need to be stated […]
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Lately there has been a lot of media critical of USDA-Wildlife Services; often called by its critics something like “the federal government’s wildlife killers.” In an effort to mount a defense the Service has pointed out that 80% of its […]
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My colleagues and I are preparing a nationwide survey to help us better understand people’s preferences for large carnivore conservation and management. In particular, we are interested in understanding the attitudes and policy preferences […]
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The “predator derby” held annually by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife is not well known outside of its participants. I don’t know about it until someone brought it up in comments. One web site, however, really took note of it.
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It’s not just a mater of available food-
Maybe they think cropland is just plain ugly?
No Place Like Home: Africa’s Big Cats Show Postcode Preference. ScienceDaily
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American Carnivores Evolved To Avoid Each Other, New Study Suggests. ScienceDaily
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