Month: March 2020

Back to Position Statements page Disease is defined as any change in the normal function or structure of any part, organ, or system of a living body. It is also...

Back to Position Statements page Wildlife sometimes causes significant damage to private and public property, other wildlife, habitats, agricultural crops, livestock, forests, pastures, and urban and rural structures. Some species...

Back to Position Statements page It is important for purposes of this position statement to distinguish between two different meanings of science: (1) a structured activity or process designed to...

Back to Position Statements page Wildlife is an important component of the environment, even in highly modified areas such as towns, villages, suburbs, and cities. Wildlife can positively or negatively...

Back to Position Statements page Rapid technological development in the synthesis and production of toxic chemical compounds and their widespread agricultural, industrial, and household uses have resulted in contamination of...

Back to Position Statements page Council rescinded this statement in Nov. 2023 due to duplication with other statements Rapid modification of natural ecosystems by technological development and other human activities...

Back to Position Statements page Wildlife and human populations are interrelated components of a larger ecological-cultural-economic complex. Humans are part of the environment and we ultimately and legitimately derive our...

Back to Position Statements page Hunting co-evolved with the needs and cultures of humankind. Archaeological and historical evidence indicates that earlier cultures hunted and relied on wild animals for subsistence...

Back to Position Statements page Burgeoning human populations, increasing per capita consumption, and changes in land use place an increasing demand on the world’s limited natural resources. Degradation of terrestrial...

Back to Position Statements page Demands that human societies make upon the earth and its biota may result in environmental change. Few areas on earth have escaped the influence of...