Impact of Backcountry Recreationists on Wildlife: An Annotated Bibliography
Ream CH. 1980. Impact of Backcountry Recreationists on Wildlife: An Annotated Bibliography. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service General Technical Report. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report INT-84. Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, US Forest Service. Ogden, UT
In National Parks and refuges, many wildlife species are habituated to people and accept humans as a harmless element of their natural habitat. Nevertheless, the pressure of recreationists in national parks has increased to the extent that, since 1975, a number of studies have been conducted to determine the effects of visitors on wildlife. Wild animals are an integral component of American wilderness. They are indicators of wildness. This bibliography is, in part, a response to the concerns of land managers and recreationists who appreciate the value of wildlife and wish to reduce the harassing effects of increasing man-wildlife encounters. It is an attempt to determine the state-of-the-art--to identify what is already known concerning man-wildlife interactions. Much of the available literature is only peripherally concerned with man-wildlife interactions, and the annotations are concerned only with these interactions, they are not total abstracts. Criteria for selection of papers were that they: 1) Describe the interaction of recreationists with some species of wildlife in a natural setting; or 2) Present research findings or techniques that could be used to reduce man's impact on wildlife
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ream, Catherine
- Date of Issue
- 1980-06
- Publisher
- Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, US Forest Service
- Units
- BIBE , BICA , GRTE , YELL
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Human Impact, Human-Animal Encounters, Management