Problematic Wildlife

General introduction.- Extinct species, species at risk of extinction, and declining species: some current and past case studies. Land fragmentation and habitat degradation.- When wildlife create problems for the environment and human activities: general features and some case studies.- Managing problematic species: case studies from protected areas and areas subject to other kinds of management (rural, forest, hunting and urban areas). Introductions, reintroductions and restocking.- Genetic contributions to the management of problematic species.- Species that are dangerous to humans, man-eating wildlife, etc.- Some special cases: wind farms and fauna, bird-strikes, electrocution, etc.- Bushmeat: a socio-ecological problem. The over-exploitation of wildlife for nutritional and traditional purposes. World animal trade, extinction risk and socio-economic issues.- Hidden species: an appropriate scientific approach to cryptozoology.

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• Gestão da terra e recursos naturais
• Genética (não médica)
• Ecologia animal
• Ciência ecológica, a biosfera
• Conservação do ambiente
• Planeamento urbano e municipal

Cryptozoology;Endangered Species;Genetic Monitoring;Human-Animal Interaction;Wildlife Management