WM Chapter 16 Parks and Refuges

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WM Chapter 16 Parks and Refuges
1. What value do humans place on parks and
wildlife refuges?

• Type of attribute value
• Psychological
• Relationship with nature 3.2
• Reduce stress 2.9
• Exercise 1.9
• Reflect on personal values/morals 1.3
• Wildlife values
• Large wildlife 2.7
• Small wildlife 2.7
• Birds
• Fish 2.4

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2. What types of activities can be done in Parks
and what impact does this have on wildlife? Why
are recreational activities controversial?

• Hiking
• Camping
• Biking
• Horseback riding
• Hunting
• Fishing
• Trapping
• Skiing downhill vs cross country
• Snow mobiles
• Nature photography
• Bird watching
• Swimming
• other

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3. What types of problems are associated with
Park Management?

• 1. Funding federal, state, private (nature
  conservancy, WWF)
• Varies with political leadership
• State of Illinois parks
• 2. Preservation hiking, picking flowers,
  picking up rocks, shells, etc.
• 3. Protecting the public dangerous wildlife
  become acclimated to humans
• 4. Protecting wildlife
• Autos, health problems from junk food, impact of
  humans on reproduction, mating, rearing of young
• 5. Protecting the environment
• Fire, logging, trash

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4. What is the function of national parks and
refuges?

• Protect endangered species
• Rest stops for migratory birds
• Protection of unique or highly productive natural
  systems
• Provide areas for wildlife dependent recreation
• Research sites, specimens for scientists

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5. What is the problem with bears and raccoons
in parks?

• Food
• Acclimation
• Dependency
• Aggression
• disease

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6. What are the major problems parks face today?

• Loss of funding
• Logging
• wildfires
• Overpopulated
• too many tourists
• Controlling wildlife
• Increasing biodiversity
• Monitoring park activities
• Lost hikers
• cost of finding

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7. What laws, regulations apply to park
management.

• Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
• Migratory Bird Conservation Act
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
• Lea Act Emergency Wetlands Resources Act
• Endangered Species Act
• CITES
• National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act
  of 1997 designates wildllife as highest
  priority. One of last Clinton acts.