Comprehensive literature citations are included at the end of every chapter INTRODUCTION: A NEW WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PARADIGM A Snapshot of the Urban Wildlife Management Landscape The Need for a Comprehensive Treatment of Urban Wildlife Management. Understanding and Meeting the Future Challenges of Wildlife Management. Sidebar : Job Description for an Urban Wildlife Biologist SECTION I - URBAN LANDSCAPES Wildlife Management: Past and Present A Brief History of Wildlife Management in North America, Rise of the American Conservation Movement, Changing Wildlife Values, A New Kind of Wildlife, The Unique Ecology of Urban Wildlife, Special Challenges for Wildlife Management within Urban Settings, Management Considerations Case Study : Downtown Deer The Changing Landscape of Wildlife Management Demographic Factors That Set the Stage for Urban Wildlife Management, The Separation of People and Wildlife, The Need for Wildlife Management in Urban Areas, The Need for Public Education Programs about Urban Wildlife, Outcomes of Human-Wildlife Encounters, Urbanites Need to Reconnect with the Natural World, Urban Wildlife Species Are Increasing Sometimes to Nuisance Levels, Some Insights into the Magnitude of Urban Wildlife Problems, Wildlife as a Dominant Focus of Wildlife Professionals, The Infrastructure for Urban Wildlife Management Is Missing Perspective Essay : Human-Wildlife Interactions in the 1950s Case Study: Neighborhood Moose Killed by Kindness SECTION II - URBAN ECOSYSTEMS Ecosystem Principles Structure, Functions, and Services Ecological Principles, Ecosystem Structure, Symbiotic Relationships, Biotic Communities, Ecosystem Function, Ecosystem Services Perspective Essays: For the Love Of Lawns; People and Wildlife -- The Lesser Anteater Principles of Population Dynamics Survival, Adaptations, Density, Factors Affecting Population Densities; Effects of Habitat Fragmentation, Supplemental Feeding, Animal Damage Control Activities, and Environmental Pollutants on Wildlife Population Dynamics SECTION III - URBAN HABITATS AND HAZARDS Special Habitat Considerations - Green Spaces Remnant Habitat Patches, Successional Habitat Patches, Managed Habitat Patches Perspective Essay : Birds in Texas Cemeteries Special Habitat Considerations - Gray Spaces Buildings, Windows, Towers, Roads and Highways; Landfills, Dumpsters, Garbage Cans; Airports Perspective s: The Peregrine Story; Home Composting on a Small Scale Special Habitat Considerations -- Urban Streams and Soils The Water Cycle -- Nature''s Filter, Abiotic Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecology, Biotic Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecology, Caring For the Water Cycle, Impacts of Urbanization on Soil Structure and Function, Physical Processes That Influence Urban Soil, Taking Better Care of Urban Soil Perspective Essay : Darwin''s Earthworms SECTION IV - SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUES Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife Management The "People Factor," Conducting Human Dimensions Research, The Role of Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife Management Case Study: Ducks and Traffic Perspective Essay : Urbanites'' Fear of the Natural World around Them The Stakeholder Approach and Urban Wildlife Management The Policy Life Cycle and Urban Wildlife Management, What Is a Stakeholder? The Changing Face of Wildlife Stakeholders, A Guide to Major Stakeholders, Governmental Entities, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs), Academic Institutions, The Public. Case Study: Stakeholders Disagree on Best Approach for Managing Fallow Deer Legal Aspects of Urban Wildlife Management Federal Laws, State Laws, County and City Laws, Local Ordinances, Protecting the Health and Safety of All Sidebars: New Berlin v. Hagar; Urban Wildlife Damage Principles Case Study : Operation Remove Excrement SECTION V - SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS The Ecology and Management Consideration of Selected Species Predators: Coyotes, Black Bear Endangered Species: San Joaqin Kit Fox, Florida Key Deer Roosting Species: American Crows, Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Feral Species: Free-ranging domestic cats, Wild Hogs Sidebar: Wild Hogs Threaten Texas Nature Center Distribution, Abundance, and Management Consideration of Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Factors that Contribute to Geese and Deer Abundance in Urban America, Distribution of Resident Canada Geese and White-Tailed Deer in the Continental U.S., The 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 Related to Resident Canada Geese, The Urban White-Tailed Deer, White-Tailed Deer and Lyme Disease, Feasible and Acceptable Management Strategies for Overabundant Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer Populations.