Improving wild animal management

Assigning private ownership for game has acted as an important incentive for conservation, and has resulted in many successful conservation initiatives. There is, however, also a need to ensure that the public interest is safeguarded, and that private and public interests are fairly balanced. An issue to be resolved concerns that of compensation for damage caused by wildlife, and the liability for such damage.

1. Managing natural areas
2. Maintaining wild fauna and flora populations
3. Improving planning and management systems
4. Conserving wildlife
5. Caring for animals

1. Studying pesticide effects on wildlife
2. Restoring wildlife habitats
3. Re-introducing native species
4. Providing wildlife reserves
5. Protecting wildlife refugia
6. Protecting wildlife from pollution
7. Promoting contact among wildlife researchers
8. Monitoring wildlife
9. Managing wild renewable resources through local communities
10. Managing captive animal collections
11. Creating wildlife management areas
12. Creating wildlife habitats
13. Coordinating conservation of endangered migratory species
14. Conserving wildlife habitat
15. Accommodating displaced wildlife

1. Increasing wildlife populations
2. Conserving endangered species of carnivores

1. Restraining dangerous animals
2. Publicizing wildlife issues
3. Protecting sites of great ecological value
4. Promoting international coordination on invasive species
5. Promoting cross-border regional biodiversity conservation
6. Preparing national conservation strategies
7. Integrating wildlife management in farming systems
8. Integrating forestry with wildlife and fisheries
9. Identifying benefits of biodiversity conservation

1. Using wildlife habitats

1. Overeffective
2. Mismanagement