WILD MGMNT VOCAB

THIS IS FOR EXAM 1

wildlife

practical ecology of all ecology of all vertebrates/ animals and plants

management

influencing/ application of human manipulation

wildlife management

influencing of ecological knowledge to population of organism/ plants in manner that strikes balance between animal and people

wildlife conservation

being able to use resources, including wildlife in longterm use sustainably

top- down management

top of the fodochain is regulated in abundance and structure of lower level of food chain

bottom-up management

low level of food chain (producers) dictates the abundance of organism and higher level

active management

does something to directly manipulate population

inactive management

does NOT directly manipulate population

farm species

wild species do NOT MIGRATE ajd can reside and reproduce in farms

forest and range species

sedentary but compatible with forestry/ livestock operations and are suitable by product of such

wilderness species

soecies are hyarmful to economic land use and require maintenance their habitat

migratory species

undergo long seasonal movements from one area to another

fur-bearers

species marketed based on commercial value of fur pellets

predators

animal that kill each other

least concern

DOES NOT qualify any categories of concern, population stability or data efficiency

vulnerable

high risk of endangerment or unnatural extinction in the wild without direct human intervention

near threatened

close to qualifying for a threatened category or risk at extinction

endangered

very high risk of extinction in the wild, such as a 50%+ population reduction or very restricted remaining numbers

critically endangered

extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

extinct

no reasonable doubt that the last individual of the species has died

extinct in the wild

only in captivity, in cultivation, or as a naturalized population well outside its historic native range

urban wildlife

survive using human-altered landscapes, buildings, and residential resources

park wildlife

inhabit designated green spaces, nature reserves, or urban parks.