BSC 340 Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 7 - Wildlife management, Habitat destruction
21 Sep 2018
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September 20, 2018
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• History of conservation in Alabama
o 1907 – big year for conservation
▪ Legislation created a department of game and fish, licenses, and limited
seasons
▪ Same legislation also required hunters to obtain landowner permission to
hunt on private property
▪ State title to ownership of wild birds and animals.
o 19030s and 1960s
▪ Began an era of protectionism
▪ 1937 – Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Program
o 1970s to present
▪ Employed train wildlife biologist
▪ Deer and turkey populations increase
• Funding sources for wildlife management in Alabama?
o The Alabama division of wildlife and freshwater fisheries does not receive any
revenue from the state “general fund” budget
o Two primary sources of revenue
▪ Hunting licenses
▪ Pittman-Robertson Act (1937)
• 11% excise tax on arms and ammunition
• Distributed to states based on land mass and license sales
• Can’t be used for enforcement activities
• People and wildlife share environment
o Food, water, shelter, space
▪ All make up habitat
• Habitat loss is the biggest problem
• Principles
o Wildlife management must be based on fact
o Man affects wildlife
o Management must help the habitat to benefit wildlife populations
o Conservation and preservation
• Biggest impact on death rates
o Starvation, Climate, Disease and parasites, Predation, Hunting
• Our future of wildlife resources is dependent on an informed public
• Information
o 334-590-4084
o www.outdooralabama.org
