Effects on Public Lands when Hunting is done out of Season...

Effects on Public Lands when Hunting is done out of Season Joe Fox Colorado State University - Pueblo The Impact of Hunting during Off Season on Public Land Introduction Hunting during off season is causing change in the wildlife behavior and population in the public land. This has a negative impact on the wildlife population such as extinction and increased immigration. Hunting during off season has been a challenge to the US government even with the numerous laws that are used to control hunting activities. Many hunters still find their way into the public land and hunt illegally without being caught. Surprisingly, the illegal hunters do not reflect on the effects of their activities to the wildlife population. A†¦show more content†¦He proceeds by saying that the wildlife are forced to move into new ecosystem as a way of survival. The new environments may not favor their adaptability, which results into dire consequences on the wildlife family. A good example is the research by Ciuti et al (2012) on the effects of human hunting on elk in Alberta, Canada. The research found out that elk reduced their feeding habit in areas that are closer to roads with noisy traffic. The research noted that the increase in the human activity led to further reduction of feeding time by elk. Therefore, Ciuti et al concluded that the effects of human activities on wildlife surpassed those of natural predators. Another research that was done by Conover (2001) showed that, before the arrival of the European colonies in North America, the density of white-tailed deer was estimated to be very high. The population of the deer has increased to unmanageable number as the predators cannot feed on them fully. The case is not the same to public areas that are open for hunting. The population of the deer in those areas has been maintained to a very low level. A research by Rose Jalkotzy (1992) on the case of drop in the population of cougar in the Western America showed that massive hunting of cougar, by the natives between the years 1994 and 1995, caused a massive mortality among the cougar. The three examples show the detrimental effect of hunt ing of the wildlife population in the public lands. Hunting causes aShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services:Read MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 PagesYour WileyPLUS Account Manager Training and implementation support www.wileyplus.com/accountmanager MAKE IT YOURS! Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Tenth Edition David A. DeCenzo Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Stephen P. Robbins San Diego State University San Diego, CA Tenth Edition Contributor Susan L. Verhulst Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA John Wiley Sons, Inc. Associate Publisher Executive Editor Senior Editoral Assistant Marketing ManagerRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesintentionally left blank Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis Third Edition Roxy Peck California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Chris Olsen George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, IA Jay Devore California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Australia †¢ Brazil †¢ Canada †¢ Mexico †¢ Singapore †¢ Spain †¢ United Kingdom †¢ United States Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis, Third Edition Roxy Peck, Chris Olsen, Jay Devore Acquisitions Editor:Read MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesApproach with Spreadsheets, Fourth Edition Stevenson and Ozgur, Introduction to Management Science with Spreadsheets, First Edition Project Management The Managerial Process Fifth Edition Erik W. Larson Oregon State University Clifford F. Gray Oregon State University PROJECT MANAGEMENT: THE MANAGERIAL PROCESS Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright  © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies