Part I Opening General Session New Planning and Management Approaches for Natural Resources

• Formal Opening, Daniel A. Poole
• Remarks of the Chairman, Gilbert F. White
• Organizing for the Management of Natural Resources, Charles F. Bingman
• National Water Commission Report in Relation to Wildlife, Ray K. Linsley
• Water Development – Better Planning, Warren D. Fairchild
• Corps of Engineers Role in Balancing Environmental Needs and Society's Demands for Developing Resources, Major General J. W. Morris
• Concluding Remarks, Gilbert F. White

Part II Technical Sessions Advances and Needs in Land Use Planning and Management

• Remarks of the Chairman, Boyd H. Gibbons III
• Land Use: Is It Bigger Than a Breadbox?, Boyd H. Gibbons III

Panel – Protecting Critical Environmental Areas

• Florida's Approach to Protecting Critical Environmental Areas, John P. Ingle III
• The Developer's Role in Preserving Wildlife Habitats, Charles E. Fraser
• Constitutional Limits in Protecting Critical Areas, Fred P. Bosselman

Nongame Wildlife: Policies, Responsibilities and Management Approaches

Panel – Nongame Wildlife: Policies, Programs, Progress

• States' Needs and Responsibilities in Nongame Wildlife, Carl N. Crouse
• Nongame Wildlife: A Federal Perspective, Lee M. Talbot
• Nongame Wildlife Programs of Private Organizations, Charles H. Callison
• Contributions of the Universities to Nongame Wildlife Policies, Programs, Progress, Gustav A. Swanson
• Preliminary Views on Nongame Wildlife Policy, Roland C. Clement
• Seabirds – Alaska's Most Neglected Resource, LeRoy W. Sowl and James C. Bartonek
• Progress in Saving Endangered Species, Keith M. Schreiner and C. E. Ruhr
• Trumpeter Swan Management in the National Wildlife Refuge System, Conrad A. Fjetland

Social and Economic Dimensions in Natural Resources Management

• Remarks of the Chairman, Robert C. Lucas

Panel – Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Wildlife

• Cross Cultural Comparison of Attitudes Toward Wildlife
• Meanings of Wildlife for Americans: Contemporary Attitudes and Social Trends, William W. Shaw

Panel – Changing Attitudes Toward Hunting

• Attitudes of College Students Toward Hunting, Dale L. Shaw and D. L. Gilbert
• Attitudes of South Dakota Residents Toward Dove Hunting, Raymond L. Linder, Robert T. Wagner, Robert M. Dimit, and Robert B. Dahlgren

Panel – Landowner Attitudes Toward Use of Lands for Recreation

• New York Landowners' Attitudes Toward Recreation Activities, Tommy L. Brown
• Utah Landholders' Attitudes Toward Hunting, James R. Kitts and Jessop B. Low

Panel – Assessing Values of Wildlife Benefits

• Economic Survey of Southeastern Wildlife and Wildlife-Oriented Recreation, Joseph C. Horvath
• Identifying Optimal Wildlife Resource Supply Quantities Which Maximize Public Use Benefits, Edgar J. Prenzlow, Peter M. Ashton and Ronald A. Wykstra
• Wildlife Priorities and Benefits: Now, 2000, and Beyond, Elwood L. Shafer and George H. Moeller

Predators: Research, Management, and Policy

• Remarks of the Chairman, Frederic H. Wagner

Panel – Controlling Predators for Management Purposes

• Predator-Prey Relationships on an Iowa Waterfowl Nesting Area, Steven Michael Byers
• Intensive Short-Term Predator Removal as a Game Management Tool, Samuel L. Beasom
• Relationship of Red Foxes and Other Predators to Populations of Ring-Necked Pheasants and Other Prey, South Dakota, Carl G. Trautman, Larry F. Fredrickson and Arthur V. Carter
• Impact of Uncontrolled Dogs on Wildlife and Livestock, Richard N. Denney
• Overview of Predator-Livestock Problems with Emphasis on Livestock Losses, Donald S. Balser
• Current Problems and Techniques in Raptor Management and Conservation, Clayton M. White
• Wolf Management in Minnesota: An Endangered Species Case History, Victor Van Ballenberghe
• Institutional Inputs for Cheetah Conservation in Africa, Norman Myers

Achieving Balanced Considerations in Public Lands Programs

• Remarks of the Chairman, William E. Towell
• View of Current Forest Policy, With Questions Regarding the Future State of Forests and Criteria of Management, W. Scott Overton and Larry M. Hunt
• Considerations for Wildlife in the Allocation of Montana's Forested Habitats, E. Earl Willard and Lee E. Eddleman
• Balanced Program for the National Forest System, Philip L. Thornton
• Off-Road Vehicles: On or Off the Public Lands, Stuart P. Davey
• Planning Alaska's Future, Burton W. Silcock
• Conservation in Mineral Development: Why Be Concerned?, Edwin H. Montgomery

Achievements and Needs in Environmental Information and Education

• Remarks of the Chairman, William J. Mullendore
• New Role for Government Information and Education Personnel, M. Rupert Cutler
• How to Get the Most Effective Use From Your I & E Staff, James F. Keefe
• Continuing Education Needs of Wildlife and Fisheries Managers, J. L. George, S. S. Dubin, and B. M. Nead
• Function of Repeated Primitive Wilderness Living Experiences in the Development of Inner City Children's Identification with and Understanding of the Natural World, Suzanne Meyer Mittenthal
• New Foundation for Environmental Education Progress in Wisconsin, David W. Walker
• State of the Art in Environmental Education Planning, Richard E. Rocchio
• Agency Programs Improved Through Community Coordination, Ed Landin and Peggy Charles

Part III Closing General Session Energy Developments and Ecosystem Management

• Remarks of the Chairman, Gerald W. Thomas
• Criteria for Balancing Energy and Environmental Needs, Mrs. V. Crane Wright
• Meeting Energy and Environmental Needs: Industry's Views, T. F. Bradshaw
• Energy Crisis in Perspective: The Public's Views, S. David Freeman
• Mining and the Public's Resources, Senator Lee Metcalf
• Environmental Effects of Surface Mining and the Need for Ecosystem Management, William S. Platts
• Closing Remarks, Laurence R. Jahn

Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.