The foremost experts on the North American Model of Wildlife
Conservation come together to discuss its role in the rescue,
recovery, and future of our wildlife resources. At the end of the
nineteenth century, North America suffered a catastrophic loss of
wildlife driven by unbridled resource extraction, market hunting,
and unrelenting subsistence killing. This crisis led powerful
political forces in the United States and Canada to collaborate in
the hopes of reversing the process, not merely halting the
extinctions but returning wildlife to abundance. While there was
great understanding of how to manage wildlife in Europe, where
wildlife management was an old, mature profession, Continental
methods depended on social values often unacceptable to North
Americans. Even Canada, a loyal colony of England, abandoned
wildlife management as practiced in the mother country and joined
forces with like-minded Americans to develop a revolutionary system
of wildlife conservation. In time, and surviving the close scrutiny
and hard ongoing debate of open, democratic societies, this series
of conservation practices became known as the North American Model
of Wildlife Conservation. In this book, editors Shane P. Mahoney
and Valerius Geist, both leading authorities on the North American
Model, bring together their expert colleagues to provide a
comprehensive overview of the origins, achievements, and
shortcomings of this highly successful conservation approach. This
volume * reviews the emergence of conservation in late
nineteenth-early twentieth century North America * provides
detailed explorations of the Model's institutions, principles,
laws, and policies * places the Model within ecological, cultural,
and socioeconomic contexts * describes the many economic, social,
and cultural benefits of wildlife restoration and management *
addresses the Model's challenges and limitations while pointing to
emerging opportunities for increasing inclusivity and optimizing
implementation Studying the North American experience offers
insight into how institutionalizing policies and laws while
incentivizing citizen engagement can result in a resilient
framework for conservation. Written for wildlife professionals,
researchers, and students, this book explores the factors that
helped fashion an enduring conservation system, one that has not
only rescued, recovered, and sustainably utilized wildlife for over
a century, but that has also advanced a significant economic driver
and a greater scientific understanding of wildlife ecology.
Contributors: Leonard A. Brennan, Rosie Cooney, James L. Cummins,
Kathryn Frens, Valerius Geist, James R. Heffelfinger, David G.
Hewitt, Paul R. Krausman, Shane P. Mahoney, John F. Organ, James
Peek, William Porter, John Sandlos, James A. Schaefer
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