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What is Wildlife?

Turn and talk and come up with

a definition on your post it.

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What is Wildlife?

Numerous explanations of this from only game species to only mammals and birds, to all terrestrial vertebrates.

Your text: “Wild animals, usually terrestrial vertebrates whose populations are monitored and managed for exploitation or conservation.” Sinclair et al. 2006

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Species Included:

ALL TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES

EXCEPT DOMESTICATED ANIMALS

Such as: Game species, Non-game species, Feral animals, Invasive species, Native species

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DEFINITIONS - hypothesize and come up with an example for each:

DOMESTICATED -

WILD -

FERAL -

TAME -

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DEFINITIONS

DOMESTICATED - Relies on humans for support ex: food, water, shelter, space

WILD - Does not rely on humans for support

FERAL - Once domesticated, returned to wild

TAME - Docile, friendly, well-natured animal

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DOMESTICATED -

WILD -

FERAL -

TAME -

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Wildlife Management

Humans making conscious decisions and manipulations of essential elements of life.

-active or passive

-direct or indirect

-conservation focus when done correctly -

exploitation when not

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HYPOTHESIZE - what are the FOUR essential elements for life? Why?

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Human Exploitation

Your Task - find THREE more examples from history from anywhere in the world

Right - 1870 American bison skulls to be ground for fertilizer after almost extinction of species

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Three most common causes of extinction

Contraction (loss of habitat/altar of habitat)
Unsustainable harvest
Introduction of invasive, predator, pathogen, competitor, etc.

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These pushes toward extinction and exploitation made way for conservation

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Wildlife Law Ideas

Europe (Roman Empire to Magna Carta ; 1215) – wildlife belonged to the king
Following Magna Carta king kept wildlife in “sacred trust for people”
Later,wildlife became the property of Parliament (the governing body)
United States–wildlife is owned by the people– “public trust” resource

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“Owned” is hard to manage in population

FOUR WAYS POPULATION CHANGES

1. Birth�2. Death�3. Immigration�4. Emigration�Estimating these and other characteristics require the use of demographic techniques (i.e., life tables and population models)

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DEFINITIONS - hypothesize and come up with an example for each:

COMPETITION -

MUTUALISM -

SYMBIOSIS -

EXPLOITATION -

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COMPETITION - Two species fighting over limited shared resources where at least one will be harmed

MUTUALISM - Two species sharing resources where at least one is benefiting

SYMBIOSIS - Two species sharing resources where BOTH benefit

EXPLOITATION - Overuse/abuse of a resource for human benefit

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