ENWC201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Beringia, Clovis Culture, Ert3

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Entomology and Wildlife Conservation
• Course: ENWC201
• Professor: Mc Carthy Kyle

Document Summary

Enwc history of wildlife in north america. Period of times: before man, pre-european era, era of abundance, era of overexploitation, era of protection, era of game management, era of environmental management, era of conservation biology. Before man: ice age opened bering land bridge, animal varieties traveled when sea lowered. Pre-european era: clovis people came into north america through bering land bridge, pleistocene overkill, early explorers brought disease, native american agriculture, farming techniques, burned down vegetation to keep land in early successional stage. Era of abundance: no natives to harvest wildlife, billions of passenger pigeons, 60 million bison. Era of game management: new awareness, other creatures protected, parks more restrictive, maintain healthy ecosystems, aldo leopold, father of wildlife management, first professor of game management. Era of environmental management: endangered species act, increased national awareness, earth day 1970, dozens of new acts.