WFC 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lacey Act Of 1900, Barter, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Of 1918

• School: UC-Davis
• Department: Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
• Course: WFC 151
• Professor: Van Vuren Dirk

Document Summary

Wildlife ecology: mostly birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Ecology: relationships between wild vertebrate and their environment. Population (interbreeding of same species) fur trade. Bison (great plains): as result of market hunting, population goes from abundance to almost extinction. Sport hunting: noblemen without titles comes to the great plains to hunt for fun.