edited by Richard L. Knight and Kevin Gutzwiller
contributions by James Brett, Richard Larson, Thomas O'Shea, Stanley Temple, Leslie Haysmith, John Hunt, David Duvall, Ann Bowles, Robert Anthony, Robert Steidl, Kevin McGarigal, Phillip Arena, Jean Bedard, Luc Belanger, Geir Wing Gabrielson, Clifford Warwick, Stanley Anderson, Paul Kerlinger, Joanna Burger, H. Ken Cordell, Daniel J. Decker, David N. Cole, Peter Landres and E. Norbert Smith
Island Press, 1995
Paper: 978-1-55963-258-4 | eISBN: 978-1-61091-120-7 | Cloth: 978-1-55963-257-7
Library of Congress Classification QH545.O87W54 1995
Dewey Decimal Classification 333.78

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Wildlife and Recreationists defines and clarifies the issues surrounding the conflict between outdoor recreation and the health and well-being of wildlife and ecosystems. Contributors to the volume consider both direct and indirect effects of widlife-recreationist interactions, including:



  • wildlife responses to disturbance, and the origins of these responses

  • how specific recreational activities affect diverse types of wildlife

  • the human dimensions of managing recreationists

  • the economic importance of outdoor recreation

  • how wildlife and recreationists might be able to coexist


The book is a useful synthesis of what is known concerning wildlife and recreation. More important, it addresses both research needs and management options to minimize conflicts.