Book Description Contents
Book Description

This volume presents the results of a five-year study of wildlife-management policies in national parks. It synthesizes interviews with individuals inside and outside the National Park Service, provides a comprehensive review of published and unpublished literature, and draws on the collective experience of the authors with various units of the system over the past three decades. Among the topics examined are:

  • the structure and history of the National Park System and Service
  • wildlife "problems" in the parks
  • the role of science in formulating policies and in management
  • recommendations for changes in policy formulation, management, and scientific research procedures

Contents

Chapter 1, Professional Review of a Great System
Chapter 2. Natural-resources Values, Goals, and Policies of the System
Chapter 3. Wildlife ''Problems'' in the Parks
Chapter 4. Constraints on Attainment of Natural-Resources Goals
Chapter 5. Science Administration For and In the System
Chapter 6. Ecological Terms and Concepts that Influence Policy Directions
Chapter 7. Future Directions
 
Literature Cited
Index