The impact of infectious diseases
on wild animal populations - a review.
Progress and expansion into previously undisturbed areas have placed increased external pressures
on wild animal populations, and the number of injured wildlife cases will rise as land within the south is developed.
Not exact matches
«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our
wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock
on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated
animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife
population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.
Hanna Granroth -
Wilding, who led the study, said: «Our knowledge of disease in
wild animals has tended to focus
on the individual, but our study shows that we need to pay more attention to the broader consequences of disease to fully appreciate the role that it plays in
wild populations, especially those whose numbers may be under threat.»
The result is the denuding of
wild populations and a vast recycling of mistreated
animals, most of which are likely die
on one of their ersatz flights to freedom.
«And Randy has written the book
on the health of a
population of
wild animals.
Hammerhead sharks, which have recently received new protections from the UN Convention
on the Conservation of Migratory Species of
Wild Animals, are experiencing drastic
population declines in excess of 90 % in several parts of world.
And the loss of genetic diversity in
wild axolotls — owing to their diminishing
population — means that scientists lose out
on learning all they can about the
animal's biology.
12 What he found was a
population that put great value
on animal foods —
wild pig and seafood — even groups living inland
on some of the larger islands.
In contrast, control of cat
populations is important for conservation biologists, who argue that TNR does not curtail, and in fact enables, predation
on small
wild animals.
They focus
on welfare of intertwined
animals, healthy
population demonstrations and
wild animals having natural sustaining capability.
We must remember that fisheries are the last of the Market based resources that rely
on the harvesting of «
wild» creatures... These are not
animals whose
populations are controlled
on Farms.
Feral cats, along with
wild dogs and foxes, are thought to have a devastating impact
on populations of small native
animals in parts of the Australian bush.
While local
populations may rely
on the flesh of gorillas and other
wild animals for subsistence, bushmeat also has been exploited for commercial purposes through illegal hunting.