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Wildlife management is the application of ecological knowledge to populations of vertebrate animals and animal associates in a manner that strikes a balance between the needs of those population and the needs of people (e. g. Pre-european hunter-gathers and farmers (think of native americans) How have human wildlife relationships change throughout human existence? (first three weeks of class) Online quiz due before midnight on thursday, january 19, 2012. Quizzes are based on readings (readings are highlighted on syllabus) The scientific method is a way of answering questions. Many ways to describe in four stages: make observations, form hypothesis, make predictions based on hypotheses, test predictions against reality. Be able to provide a example for each stage. Native americans were not nature loving or conservationist, but it they were ecologist. They respect the land but they still had to find means of survival since their only means of food, clothing, and shelter was the land and its inhabitants.
