REN R474 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Zoonosis, Jasper, Overgrazing
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[main categories in which wildlife can be a problem] Nuisance: geese on golf courses pooping all over the place, magpies being loud in the morning, elk and deer on the lawn in jasper, beavers felling trees in the river valley. Safety: encounters with cougars and grizzly bears, snake bites in certain areas. Health: zoonotic diseases that transfer between wildlife and humans, tuberculosis with bison, rabies (bats skunks raccoons) Ecosystem impacts: often occur over population in public lands and public areas. Ecological carrying capacity > the maximum biomass of a population that can be sustained within a de ned area throughout a speci ed period of time . Wildlife acceptance capacity > the maximum wildlife population level in an area that is acceptable to people . What do you think is harder to manage for? people. Based on people"s experiences, perceptions, and beliefs. Describes the relationship between a wildlife population and the human constituency.