1. 10.05.03 Wildlife Management

2. Benefits to Humans Hunting/Fishing Viewing Photography Environmental Indicator

3. WILDLIFE AREAS

4. Farm Most important wildlife area Rabbits, quail, pheasants, dove, deer By-product of the family operation Provides habitat, food, water, cover and space

5. Farm Create brush piles when harvesting trees –Provides cover for shelter & protection Leave crop residue to increase food supply Both are good management practice for improving wildlife

6. Forests Difficult to manage Develop plans so that timber and wildlife can coexist –Timber rotation

7. Wetlands Land that is poorly drained –Swamps, marshes, bogs… Most important area of land to animals in the US MOST PRODUCTIVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

8. 2 common Water Sources Streams –Difficult to manage –Due to constant flow Ponds/lakes –Easier to manage –Water is standing; not flowing

9. Backyards Use feeders, houses and landscaping to attract wildlife Examples?

10. IMPROVING HABITAT

11. Habitat The area where an animal normally grows and lives

12. Carrying Capacity The number of wildlife a habitat can support

13. Wildlife Quality Quality decreases when the population of wildlife in a habitat is more than the carrying capacity

14. Overpopulation Stress that causes animal to slow down or stop reproducing all together –Result of malnutrition –Diseases What happens when the population of fish increases from 20 to 50?

15. Space Area that an animal uses to meet its basic requirements for life

16. Cover Vegetation and other materials providing protection

17. Territory Area an animal will defend

18. Managed Hunting Removes some game that would otherwise be lost due to natural causes Increases healthy wildlife population

19. Hunting & Fishing Helps to reduce excess animal populations

20. NC WILDLIFE

21. Hunted Species Deer Duck Bear Quail Dove Rabbits Turkey

22. Songbirds Cardinal Robin Eastern Bluebird

23. Birds of Prey Birds of prey are defined as having strong beaks for tearing, strong claws or talons also for tearing, and having keen eyesight. Red-tailed Hawk Vulture Eagle Owls

24. 10.05.03 Wildlife Management

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