Essays about: "Big-game hunting"

Found 3 essays containing the words Big-game hunting.

  1. 1. Increased public participation as a potential human : large carnivore conflict mitigation measure

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Ruben Bloemsma; [2016]
    Keywords : brown bear; Ursus arctos; wolf; Canis lupus; lynx; Lynx lynx; wolverine; Gulo gulo; governance; stakeholder participation; protection; hunting regulation; attitudes toward brown bear; wolf; lynx; wolverine; meta-analysis;

    Abstract : Large carnivores are species that have a great impact on their environment. They influence their prey population directly by killing animals, and indirectly by affecting their behavior (e.g., feeding, vigilance and distribution). READ MORE

  3. 2. Distance of life : moose dispersal from birth to death

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Mattias Nilsson; Robert Nilsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Alces alces; forestry; hunter; harvest; management; movement; philopatry; source-sink;

    Abstract : Moose is the most important big game animal in Sweden, with a great impact on its environment, yet little is known of their movements early in life and therefore we studied a moose population in northern Sweden – their dispersal from birth to death. We found that mean dispersal distance was 11,5 km ± 2 km (mean distance in kilometers ± 95% C. READ MORE

  4. 3. Observations of bears in relation to onset of the early big-game hunting and variations in pine cone production in Gardiner Ranger District, Montana

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Pär Hermansson; [2010]
    Keywords : Bear observations; Big-game hunting; Cone production; Grizzly bear; Whitebark pine;

    Abstract : The early big game hunt in hunting district 316 (HD 316) on the Gardiner Ranger District, south west Montana USA, takes place within the Primary Conservation Area for the Yellowstone grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). Outside of the hunting season, HD 316 is also a popular area for hiking, horseback riding and camping during the whole bare ground season. READ MORE