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Parameter Estimation for Animal Populations
This book is a simple introduction to the logic behind analyses and sampling design for mark-recapture and survey efforts. With a focus on the early user and beginner, the book explains the complicated formulas and statistics that can be effectively used around the world in support of conservation efforts.
Cursed with wings: and other frustrations
""Cursed with wings: and other frustrations"" is a collection of original poetry and prose that captures quiet moments of life and death in the sacred spaces of nature, farm, and family. The author takes you under a whirling flock of cranes, into a morning on a Sandhills ranch, and through the lens of time in a Solomon Butcher photograph. Sit under a shade tree to watch a field become planted, bounce along rocks to visit an African village, and clap along as a bar singer brings out the best in her aged audience. ""Cursed with wings"" asks the reader to contemplate the frustrations that haunt us and the small moments that make life rich and full of meaning. All proceeds from this book support children at Future Professor Preschool in Windhoek, Namibia.
Principles for Management of Fisheries and Wildlife
Principles for Management of Fisheries and Wildlife: The Manager as Decision-maker is a unique introductory text that explains critical theories and principles of management and how to apply these successfully to real-world fisheries and wildlife situations and issues. Readers learn about management paradigms, decision-making frameworks and skills, planning for success, and ethics - all taught in the context of fisheries and wildlife issues such as habitat management, human-wildlife conflict, managing over-abundant and at-risk species, and harvest regulations. Each chapter includes guiding outcomes, terms and definitions and critical thinking questions. Opening problems and closing case stud...
Farming with Wildlife
Namibians have developed diverse approaches to wildlife conservation and ecotourism on private farm lands. Although Namibia is a potential model for conservation efforts around the globe, the structure and function of these organizations has not been documented. This volume shares the perspectives of landowners, investors, and NGO employees who are engaged in large-scale management of landscapes. Data is provided to document the structure, goals, and activities of commercial conservancies in Namibia. Explore the diversity of opinions and organizational strategies developed to farm with wildlife!
Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens
Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the edited book categoryLesser Prairie-Chickens have experienced substantial declines in terms of population and the extent of area that they occupy. While they are an elusive species, making it difficult at times to monitor them, current evidence indicates that they have been persistently
Harvest of Fish and Wildlife
Harvest of Fish and Wildlife: New Paradigms for Sustainable Management unites experts in wildlife and fishery sciences for an interdisciplinary overview of harvest management. This book presents unique insights for embracing the complete social-ecological system to ensure a sustainable future. It educates users on evolutionary and population dynamics; social and political influences; hunter and angler behavior; decision processes; impacts of regulations; and stakeholder involvement. Features: Written by twenty-four teams of leading scientists and managers. Promotes transparent justification for fishing and hunting regulations. Provides examples for integrating decision making into management...
Dust and Mud
Dust and mud is a collection of original writing and Namibian folk stories. The authors capture the stillness of 'African time' and the grandeur of space that can be found in this new nation. Travel through Namibia on backroads. Watch the moon rise over the Brandberg, as the stars of the southern hemisphere reflect the fires of Namibian villages. Explore harsh, open landscapes. And, draw inspiration from people who are not the subject of postcards, but who literally scratch out a living amid rocks, sand, and dust in this arid country. You are invited to discover, through the authors' eyes, the Namibia that is seen by few tourists. You, too, may find yourself wanting to linger along the road to Maltahöhe or return to a farm community on the edge of the Namib desert.
Sustainable Management of Potato Pests and Diseases
This book covers the important diseases and pests of potato which are of global significance. The pests and diseases in potato lead to huge economic losses by reducing the yield and quality of the produce. This book describes major pests and diseases in detail with particular emphasis on the latest developments with respect to their biology, ecology, and management. It highlights the importance of virus infection for seed potato production and diagnostic symptoms, along with management guidelines. The book brings forth tips for judicious use of pesticides for sustainable potato production and management of pesticide resistance. Use of novel approaches such as RNA interference, genome editing, and other genomic resources for drug designing in diseases and pest management is also emphasized in the book. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, extension workers, potato growers, and policy makers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and plant pathology. National and international agricultural scientists and policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
