Wildlife Managers
Wildlife managers keep track of where animals are and
how many there are by periodically observing and counting them.
The animals' habitat is also assessed to see how much there is and how
it is changing over time. Goals are established for the amount of
habitat and numbers of animals we would like to have in a particular
area.
Managers determine how many animals can be harvested by
hunters and trappers, and they set seasons and bag limits so these users
do not exceed the sustainable harvest targets. They provide
opportunities for the many people who enjoy viewing wildlife.
Advice is provided to land managers to ensure impacts on wildlife and
their habitats are minimized or mitigated when land use changes are occurring on
provincial government lands. Wildlife managers participate in and
often take a lead role in land use planning initiatives on provincial
lands to ensure a place for wildlife for the future. They also
offer advice to private landowners to help them manage their lands to
support wildlife.
Wildlife managers develop and put in place strategies to
reduce the negative impacts of wildlife on people an their property (for
example, threats to personal safety by bears or crop damage by waterfowl
and deer). They also develop strategies to protect or enhance the
habitat and populations of animal species that are rare, threatened
or endangered.
Reprinted from Focus On Wildlife Management (1999) with permission of
Alberta Environment.
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