Month: March 2020

Back to Position Statements page A number of native and invasive wildlife species have become overabundant on a local or regional scale throughout the world.  These overabundant species have the...

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Back to Position Statements page Council rescinded this statement in Nov. 2023 due to duplication with other statements Rapid modification of natural ecosystems by technological development and other human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 Because humans are part of a functioning environment, we ultimately and legitimately derive our livelihood, and many of our cultural values, from the resource base....

Back to Position Statements page Wildlife conservation in the United States and Canada began to develop a unique form in the mid-19th century. In recent years, the recognition of wildlife...

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...