Essays about: "wildlife management"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 240 essays containing the words wildlife management.
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21. How do forest characteristics relate to brown bear (Ursus arctos) density? : focusing on basal area, age, height, and field layer
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Brown bear (Ursus arctos) is one of our most common large carnivores. The historic population in Sweden has been reduced due to conflicts with humans. The diet of the brown bear varies with the season and location. READ MORE
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22. Hunting as Assemblage : Heritage, History and Practices of the Alsace Hunt
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Hunting is often summarised to the act of searching for and killing an animal. Due to this fact, hunting has in recent years, come under scrutiny for its’ morality and lack of environmental consciousness. READ MORE
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23. Count on dead wood : a comparison of nature conservation value assessment methods concerning dead wood
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Dead wood is acknowledged world-wide for its interconnection to biodiversity and sustainable forest management. In Sweden, today’s retention forestry requires measures to protect and create dead wood, which raise the need of inventory methods for estimating dead wood quantity and quality. READ MORE
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24. A predator´s diet : prey composition analysis of Atlantic bluefin tuna in Skagerrak and Kattegat
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Atlantic bluefin tuna is an efficient predator and was a common pelagic species in the north-east Atlantic, including the North Sea and the areas of Skagerrak and Kattegat, in the first half of the 20th century. Following a population collapse in the 1960s, the tuna disappeared from Skagerrak and Kattegatt, however in recent years the tuna has returned to these waters following successful management. READ MORE
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25. Influence of surface water availability on the distribution of White Rhinoceros in central Greater Kruger
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The population of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) is now declining in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa due to the intense poaching crisis ongoing since the early 2000s. The need for an efficient conservation effort has never been greater and requires a better understanding of white rhinoceros distribution in the landscape. READ MORE
