Introduction: A New Wildlife Management Paradigm A Snapshot of the Urban Wildlife Management Landscape Changing Wildlife Values The Need for a Comprehensive Treatment of Urban Wildlife Management Understanding and Meeting the Future Challenges of Wildlife Management Literature Review Limitations Nature in Human-Dominated Landscapes Chapter Activities Case Study I.1: Literature Review on Urban Deer Research Sidebar I.1: Wildlife Hotline Quiz Sidebar I.2: Job Description of an Urban Wildlife Biologist Appendix I.1: Answers to Wildlife Hotline Quiz HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERFACE Wildlife Management: Past and Present Key Concepts Brief History of Wildlife Management in North America Rise the American Conservation Movement Demographic Factors That Set the Stages for Urban Wildlife Management Separation of People and Nature Reconnecting People and Nature A New Kind of Wildlife Chapter Activities Species Profile: Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferous ) Perspective Essay 1.1: Human-Wildlife Interactions in the 1950s Perspective Essay 1.2: Human-Wildlife Interactions in the 1970s Principal Components of Urban Wildlife Management Key Concepts Introduction Urban Habitats as a Dominant Focus of Wildlife Professionals Need for Wildlife Management in Urban Areas Traditional and Alternative Methods of Human-Wildlife Conflict Management Need for Public Education Programs about Urban Wildlife, Management, and Habitats Alternative Curriculums to Train Urban Wildlife Biologists Wildlife Management Research Agenda Naturalist and Natural History Infrastructure for Urban Wildlife Management Is Missing Chapter Activities Case Study 2.1: Neighborhood Moose Killed by Kindness Perspective Essay 2.

1: The Texas Master Naturalist Program Species Profile: Bobcat ( Lynx rufus ) Appendix Appendix 2.1: Numbers of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird, and Mammalian Species by State Appendix 2.2: Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals Reported as Intakes at 17 Animal Rehabilitation Centers Throughout the United States URBAN ECOSYSTEMS Ecological Principles in an Urban Context Key Concepts Urban Context Ecological Principles Ecosystem Structure Food Chains and Webs Symbiotic Relationships Biotic Communities Ecosystem Function Ecosystem Services Ecology of Urban Ecosystems Even a Peanut Butter Sandwich Has Profound Environmental Impacts Chapter Activities Species Profile: Chimney Swift ( Chaetura pelagica ) Urban Soils Key Concepts Introduction Soil Formation Soil Structure Soil Horizons Soil Functions Soil Biota and Their Functions Impacts of Urbanization on Soil Structure and Function Taking Better Care of Urban Soil Urban Wildlife Management Implications Chapter Activities Species Profile: Moles ( Talpidae sp.) Perspective Essay 4.1: Darwin''s Earthworms Perspective Essay 4.2: Home Composting on a Small Scale Urban Aquatic Systems Key Concepts Introduction Flow of Water through an Urban Community Water Cycle: Nature''s Filter Caring for the Water Cycle Riparian Corridors: Streams and Rivers Urban Stream Syndrome Aquatic Food Chain Structural and Functional Adaptations of Fishes Fish as Indicator Species Invasive and Introduced Species Restoration of Riparian Habitats Urban Wetlands Urban (Community) Fisheries Programs Chapter Activities Case Study 5.1: Controlling Exotic Flora with Exotic Fauna Species Profile: American Beaver ( Castor canadensis ) Population Dynamics Key Concepts Introduction Survival Adaptations Density Factors Affecting Population Densities How Populations Grow Population Growth Rate Patterns Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Population Dynamics Effects of Supplemental Feeding on Population Dynamics Effects of Animal Damage Control Activities on Population Dynamics Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Wildlife Population Dynamics Chapter Activity Species Profile: Tree Squirrels ( Sciurus spp.) URBAN HABITATS AND HAZARDS Urban Green Spaces Key Concepts Introduction Green Spaces Remnant Habitat Patches Successional Habitat Patches Managed Habitat Patches Chapter Activities Perspective Essay 7.

1: Birds in Texas Cemeteries Perspective Essay 7.2: For the Love of Lawns Species Profile: Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) Urban Gray Spaces Key Concepts Introduction Buildings, Windows, and Towers Roads and Highways Bridges, Birds, and Bats Landfills, Dumpsters, and Garbage Cans Airports Chapter Activities Species Profile: Mexican Free-Tailed Bat ( Tadarida brasiliensis ) URBAN WILDLIFE SPECIES Urban Herpetofauna (Amphibians and Reptiles) Key Concepts Introduction Amphibians Reptiles Chapter Activities Species Profile 9.1: Gray Tree Frog ( Hyla versicolor ) Species Profile 9.2: Green Anole ( Anolis carolinensis ) Appendix 9.1: State Totals of Amphibians and Reptiles and Numbers of Each Class Observed in Urban Communities Urban Birds Key Concepts Introduction Class Aves Taxonomy of Living Orders in the United States Distinguishing Characteristics and Life Cycle Management for Birds in Urban Habitats National Distribution by States Urban Observations Chapter Activities Species Profile: Common Poorwill ( Chordeiles minor ) Appendix 10.1: State Totals of Birds and Numbers of Each Species Observed in Urban Communities Somewhere in the United States Urban Mammals Key Concepts Introduction Class Mammalia Taxonomy Distinguishing Characteristics and Life Cycle Management for Mammals in Urban Habitats National Distribution by States Urban Observations Urban Raccoons ( Procyon lotor ) Urban Coyotes ( Canis latrans) Chapter Activities Species Profile: California Sea Lion ( Zalophus californianus ) Appendix 11.1: State Totals of Mammals and Numbers of Each Species Observed in Urban Communities Somewhere in the United States Urban Threatened, Endangered, and Extirpated Species Key Concepts Introduction Diversity of T/E Species Chapter Activities Urban Introduced and Invasive Species Key Concepts Introduction Introduced Species Invasive and Feral Species Introductions Case Studies of Invasive Species Case Studies of Feral Species Invasive Species Management Plans Chapter Activities Species Profile: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus ) Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Key Concepts Introduction Factors That Contributed to Geese and Deer Abundance in Urban America Extent of the Problem: A National Assessment Distribution of Resident Canada Geese and White-Tailed Deer in the Continental United States Human Response to Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Ecological Impacts of Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Health and Safety Issues Management Strategies for Overabundant Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Populations Chapter Activity Case Study 14.1: A Tale of Two Cities URBAN SOCIOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE Human Dimensions of Urban Wildlife Management Key Concepts Introduction The "People Factor" Conducting Human Dimensions Research Surveying Wildlife Recreationists Role of Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife Management Working with Urban Stakeholders Chapter Activities Perspective Essay 15.

1: Urbanites'' Fear of the Natural World around Them Case Study 15.1: Stakeholders Disagree on Best Approach for Managing Fallow Deer Legal Aspects of Urban Wildlife Management Key Concepts Wildlife Law 101 Federal Laws State Laws County and Municipal Laws Local Ordinances Who''s in Charge Here? Chapter Activities Sidebar 16.1: New Berlin vs. Hagar Sidebar 16.2: Urban Wildlife Damage Principles Species Profile: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) Zoonoses and Management Considerations Key Concepts What Are Zoonoses? Wildlife and Weaponization of Zoonotic Diseases Parasitic Diseases Mycotic Diseases Bacterial Diseases Viral Diseases Prion Diseases Chapter Activities Species Profile: American Robin ( Turdus migratorius ) Appendix: Lists of Terrestrial Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals by States and Those Observed in Urbanized Communities in the United States Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals Sources of Information on National, State, and Urban Lists of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals References Wildlife Management Separation of People and Nature Reconnecting People and Nature A New Kind of Wildlife Chapter Activities Species Profile: Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferous ).