Download or read book Elk Management and Policy in Southern Greater Yellowstone written by Susan G. Clark and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA, is recognized globally as a model for land and wildlife conservation, management, and policy. A major policy problem in the region is the highly contentious winter feeding of elk (Cervus elaphus) on 23 government feed grounds in western Wyoming through cooperative management under several state and federal agencies. Numerous non-governmental groups and concerned citizens are also affected by elk management or seek to contribute to management policies. The long-term controversy shows that this issue centers on how management and policy should be made and who should be involved in decision-making?the constitutive policy process. This paper examines and appraises the constitutive process in this case, including how competency, authority, and control are allocated. It also looks at how institutions, analytic techniques, procedures, and people are structured, selected, and included or excluded in decision-making processes. Our data come from a multi-method approach over the past decade, including participant-observation, historical literature, interviews, media analysis, and technical reports. Our analysis shows that institutional dynamics severely constrain the scope of deliberations, the production of practical problem definitions, and the search for improvements in elk management. We recommend that participants focus on the constitutive level of policy making, i.e., the underlying structure and functioning of policy processes, learn how these elements function and affect processes and outcomes, and learn to configure them in ways that embody democratic principles, serve common interests, and resolve policy problems.

Download or read book Elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem written by Wendy Marie Zirngibl and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the residents of Montana and Wyoming, Rocky Mountain elk long have represented an important resource of sustenance and consumptive recreation. The mission of protection and preservation of the elk by the stewards of Yellowstone National Park often opposes the culture of use beyond its boundaries. Since its inception in 1872, Yellowstone has stood at the core of numerous battles fought locally over the elk, revealing the preeminence of this species among the region's wildlife. Conflicting values and the threat of federal infringement become manifest in elk management and use philosophies throughout the jurisdictionally fragmented Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Download or read book Yellowstone s Destabilized Ecosystem written by Frederic H. Wagner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wagner, one of our most distinguished wildlife biologists, is a strong critic of ecological practices in the national parks. This book provides an assessment of the ecological history of Yellowstone's northern range, since before the park existed, showing the impact of US Park Service policies on the health of the areas they oversee. He demonstrates that elk had been historically rare throughout the region and that overgrazing by elk has seriously degraded the landscape and altered the structure of the area. This is a major contribution to reconstructing the ecology of this region over the course of the past 500 years. It is also a critique of US Park Service management policies and their stewardship of the nation's most cherished natural areas. Wagner's book will generate substantial attention and debate both in the scientific and policy/management communities.

Download or read book Department of the Interior National Park Service Control of Elk Population Yellowstone National Park written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coexisting with Large Carnivores written by Tim Clark and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As in the rest of the United States, grizzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions in and around Yellowstone National Park were eliminated or reduced decades ago to very low numbers. In recent years, however, populations have begun to recover, leading to encounters between animals and people and, more significantly, to conflicts among people about what to do with these often controversial neighbors. Coexisting with Large Carnivores presents a close-up look at the socio-political context of large carnivores and their management in western Wyoming south of Yellowstone National Park, including the southern part of what is commonly recognized as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The book brings together researchers and others who have studied and worked in the region to help untangle some of the highly charged issues associated with large carnivores, their interactions with humans, and the politics that arise from those interactions. This volume argues that coexistence will be achieved only by a thorough understanding of the human populations involved, their values, attitudes, beliefs, and the institutions through which carnivores and humans are managed. Coexisting with Large Carnivores offers important insights into this complex, dynamic issue and provides a unique overview of issues and strategies for managers, researchers, government officials, ranchers, and everyone else concerned about the management and conservation of large carnivores and the people who live nearby.

Download or read book The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem written by Robert B. Keiter and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-04-05 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1872, Congress designated Yellowstone National Park as the world's first National Park. In this book, various experts in science, economics and law discuss key resource management issues in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, and how humans should interact with the environment of this area.

Download or read book Effects of Management and Climate on Elk Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem written by Paul C. Cross and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every winter, government agencies feed ~6000 metric tons (6 ? 10^6 kg) of hay to elk in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) to limit transmission of Brucella abortus, the causative agent of brucellosis, from elk to cattle. Supplemental feeding, however, is likely to increase the transmission of brucellosis in elk, and may be affected by climatic factors, such as snowpack. We assessed these possibilities using snowpack and feeding data from 1952 to 2006 and disease testing data from 1993 to 2006. Brucellosis seroprevalence was strongly correlated with the timing of the feeding season. Longer feeding seasons were associated with higher seroprevalence, but elk population size and density had only minor effects. In other words, the duration of host aggregation and whether it coincided with peak transmission periods was more important than just the host population size. Accurate modeling of disease transmission depends upon incorporating information on how host contact rates fluctuate over time relative to peak transmission periods. We also found that supplemental feeding seasons lasted longer during years with deeper snowpack. Therefore, milder winters and/or management strategies that reduce the length of the feeding season may reduce the seroprevalence of brucellosis in the elk populations of the southern GYE.

Download or read book Science Politics and Wildlife Management written by Kerry Louise O'Toole and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Yellowstones Survival written by Susan G. Clark and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on Yellowstone: the park, the larger ecosystem, and even more so, the “idea” of Yellowstone. In presenting a case for a new conservation paradigm for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), including Yellowstone National Park, the book, at its heart, is about people and nature relationships. This new paradigm will be truly committed to a healthy, sustainable environment, rich in other life forms, and one that affords dignity for all: humans and nonhumans. The new story or paradigm must be about living such a commitment and future for GYE in real time. The book presents a well-developed theory for interdisciplinary problem solving that is grounded in practice.

Download or read book Conservation and Management of Large Carnivores Local Insights for Global Challenges written by Tasos Hovardas and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Of Photographs and Fire written by Travis J. Zaffarano and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population monitoring is a primary component of wildlife management and is essential for management of game species where populations are regulated through harvest. Typical demographic sampling of ungulate populations are performed using aerial surveys; however, there are concerns regarding underestimation of animal numbers, sex ratio bias, and personnel safety when performing aerial surveys. Improvement of habitat quality provides another tool that biologists can use to enhance wildlife population performance. Fire is often employed to improve habitat quality by increasing productivity of forage vegetation, however, it is not always clear how wildlife species respond to these habitat manipulations. We investigated a new method to collect demographic data and improve habitat quality after wildfire with the purpose to inform herd management of elk (Cervus canadensis) in northwestern Wyoming, USA. We deployed a network of trail cameras along migration routes of five migratory elk herds to determine the efficacy of remote photography for collecting herd composition data. We monitored herd migration timing and determined differences in herd ratios when compared to traditional survey methods. Migration timing differed between sexes, with male elk migrating sooner than females during spring, and later than females during fall migration. Parturient female elk were also observed migrating later than females without calves during spring migration. Additionally, remote photography methods observed more adult male elk than traditional aerial surveys in most herds, resulting in higher male:female sex ratios. We also evaluated the potential for elk habitat improvement following wildfire by determining the strength of habitat selection by elk and tracking forage quality metrics for five years following the Red Rock fire in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Habitats within the burn perimeter were not selected for during the two years prior to the burn, but were subsequently selected for during the three years following the fire. Strength of habitat selection was correlated with burn severity, with elk spending the most time in the most severely burned habitats. Forage quality, as measured by crude protein content, was elevated in shrub and forb species for two years post-burn, but decreased over the following three years. Crude protein content within grass species was not influenced by burn severity during the five years measured post-burn. Together these studies advance our ability to monitor and manage elk populations and to better understand the extent to which fire can be used as a tool to enhance elk habitat.

Download or read book Policy Sciences and the Human Dignity Gap written by Susan G. Clark and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Where Elk Roam written by Bruce Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at working with the majestic elk—and the controversies surrounding their conservation.

Download or read book The Northern Yellowstone Elk Debate written by Craig L. Shafer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which management strategy, intervention or nonintervention, is best for the northern elk herd of Yellowstone National Park? This question was first raised in the early part of the twentieth century and resurfaced in the 1960s, prompting controversy that continues today. In response, Congress in 1997 requested that the National Academy of Sciences study the issue. This paper examines relevant National Park Service history and policy regarding this debate. Some of the primary factors scientists think have influenced elk abundance and distribution are profiled, and inherent semantic problems are examined. The 1969 natural regulation hypothesis, which has governed Yellowstone park policy since 1967, and its associated assumptions are defined. The interrelated technical issues that are key to the natural regulation hypothesis include migration and outside land conversion, historical elk population size, range expansion, baseline conditions, population stability, Native Americans, predation and fire, and sport hunting. In his paper he also revisits an obscure 1917 scientific hypothesis-that landscape alteration outside Yellowstone influences elk abundance inside the park-and restates it in broader, more modern terms: national park size influences the need for management intervention because of alteration of natural processes outside park boundaries. Some scientists perceive that intervention in the management of national park natural resources has decreased since 1872. Thus, this paper also asks whether the need for intervention is increasing as large spatial scale natural processes are progressively impeded outside the parks. Looking at the range of park natural units as a whole, a mixture of intervention and nonintervention may be the best approach.

Download or read book Grand Teton National Park N P Bison and Elk Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of the Interior National Park Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Northern Yellowstone Elk written by Douglas B. Houston and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: