Making wildlife welcome in urban areas

Managing Aquatic Environments for Wildlife in Urban Areas

The role of wildlife in the transmission of parasitic zoonoses in peri-urban and urban areas

During the last 100 years in many countries of the world, there have been dramatic changes in natural/rural landscapes due to urbanization. Since many wildlife species are unable to adapt to these alterations in their environment, urbanization is commonly responsible for a decline of biodiversity in areas of urban development. In contrast, some wild animal species are attracted to peri-urban an...

Urban wildlife issues in Australia

Wildlife is common in urban areas of Australia. Human residents welcome most species of wildlife, and frequently design gardens or provide food to attract wildlife. A diverse range of problems caused by wildlife often creates controversy and calls for action to be taken by government wildlife agencies. Problems may threaten human health and safety or be expensive to rectify. Resolution of these...

Decision Making in Wildlife Management

Stop for a moment and think about any issue in wildlife managementabout any other issue in your life for that matter. The issue might be as simple as selecting the type of boat you will need on a waterfowl refuge in the Midwest, or it may be as complex as multi-stakeholder deliberations about humanwild boar conflicts in suburban Berlin, Germany What determines whether these situations are probl...

Towards sustainable Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania

Within the last few years, Tanzania has witnessed mushrooming growth of “wildlife management areas” (WMAs). These are broadly meant to halt (or reduce) loss of wildlife populations, and ensure that local people benefit from their conservation. However, human pressure is rapidly increasing and causing management problems in the WMAs. Some human land-use activities also limit wildlife dispersal, ...