A large amount of birds are harvested from the natural environment for the pet market. This
trade is a conservation issue and an economic income for many people, two aspects not …

Abstract In the United States, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits take of
golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) unless authorized by permit, and stipulates that all …

With a decline exceeding 30% over three generations, the once-common European Turtle-
dove is now considered globally threatened by IUCN. As a legal game species in 10 …

Management of waterfowl that migrate seasonally across North America occurs within four
flyways that were delineated in the early 1900s to include the annual movements of …

A central challenge in applied ecology is understanding the effect of anthropogenic fatalities
on wildlife populations and predicting which populations may be particularly vulnerable and …

The process of setting waterfowl hunting regulations is conducted annually in the United
States (US; Blohm 1989) and involves a number of meetings where the status of waterfowl is …

Effectively managing take of wildlife resulting from human activities poses a major challenge
for applied conservation. Demographic data essential to decisions regarding take are often …

The effectiveness of conservation efforts ultimately depends on the recognition that decision
making, and the systems that it is designed to affect, are inherently dynamic and …

The demography of many European waterbirds is not well understood because most
countries have conducted little monitoring and assessment, and coordination among …

Wildlife managers routinely seek to establish sustainable limits of sport harvest or other
regulated forms of take while confronted with considerable uncertainty. A growing body of …