Held March 11 to 13 1946 in New York, New York
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS
Public Projects and Wildlife Welfare
ADDRESS OF WELCOME, Frederic C. Walcott
PAN-AMERICAN CONSERVATION, Hoyes Lloyd and William Vogt
MANAGEMENT OF CANADA'S WILDLIFE RESOURCES, Harrison F. Lewis
GAME PRESERVATION AND REGULATIONS IN FRENCH COLONIES (AFRICA), Francois Edmond Blanc
WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT TIME IS IT?, E. Sydney Stephens
WHAT IS COMING FOR WILDLIFE?, Ira N. Gabrielson
FORESTS AND FOREST WILDLIFE IN THE POSTWAR ERA, Lyle F. Watts
WILDLIFE GAINS THROUGH SOIL CONSERVATION, Hugh H. Bennett
Waterfowl Forum
REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN, A. Willis Robertson
THE PROBLEM OF INCREASED HUNTING PRESSURE ON WATERFOWL, Albert M. Day
PROBLEM OF COMMERCIALIZED' WATERFOWLING, Nash Buckingham
Education in Wildlife Conservation
URGENCY OF CONSERVATION EDUCATION, Fairfield Osborn
CONSERVATION AND INFORMED PUBLIC OPINION, Nicholas Roosevelt
CONSERVATION EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY, Robert C. Clothier
CONSERiATION EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL, F. Olin Capps
MUTUALLY ESSENTIAL CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND RURAL EDUCATION, E. Laurence Palmer
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE FISH AND WILDLIFE FIELD, David B. Turner
CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND THE SPORTSMAN, Herman Forster
CONSERVATION EDUCATION THROUGH THE VISUAL AIDS, Frank Dufresne
THE RADIO AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION, John Kieran
Modern Demands on Wildlife
ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN MEETING INCREASED WILDLIFE DEMANDS, Seth Gordon
LAND USE AND MODERN PRESSURES ON WILDLIFE, Leonard Hall
INCREASED HUNTING PRESSURE AND HUMAN WELFARE, Francis W. Parker, Jr.
LEGISLATION AND MODERN WILDLIFE DEMANDS, Carl D. Shoemaker
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Agricultural Lands and Wildlife
AN APPRAISAL OF PHEASANT ABUNDANCE IN NEW YORK STATE DURING 1945 AND SOME OF THE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT DECLINE, Robert F. Perry
COLORADO'S DUCK-DAMAGE, GRAIN-CROP PROBLEM, J. V. K. Wagar
PRIMENESS, CONDITION AND FUR VALUES, David B. Cook and W. J. Hamilton, Jr.
UPLAND GAME BIRDS IN RELATION TO CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE, Ben Glading
VITAMIN A, VITAL FACTOR IN THE SURVIVAL OF BOB-WHITES, Ralph B. Nestler
A FOREST MAMMAL MOVES TO THE FARM - THE PORCUPINE, Donald A. Spencer
EDGE EFFECT AS IT APPLIES TO SMALL MAMMALS ON SOUTHERN MICHIGAN FARMLAND, J. P. Linduska
Marine Habitats and Wildlife
SOME EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON THE WILDLIFE OF MICRONESIA, Rollin H. Baker
THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FISH, SHRIMP, AND OYSTERS OF THE UNDERWATER EXPLOSION OF HEAVY CHARGES OF DYNAMITE, James Nelson Gowanloch and John E. McDougall
CURRENT WORK OF THE ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION, Wayne D. Heydecker
PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF THE SHAD ("ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA") CATCH IN THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER, 1944, Douglas D. Moss
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WINTER FLOUNDER ("PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS") AND ITS BEARING ON MANAGEMENT POSSIBILITIES, Alfred Perlmutter
FISHERY MANAGEMENT IN MARYLAND, R. E. Tiller
CONSERVATION OF WHALES - A WORLD-WIDE PROJECT, H. J. Deason
Range and Forest Lands and Wildlife
CONTROLLED ANTELOPE HUNTS AND SOME PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTERING PUBLIC HUNTING, Daniel W. Lay
SOME ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE MISSOURI WILD TURKEY STUDIES, Paul D. Dalke and David L. Spencer
RUFFED GROUEE CENSUSING IN WEST-CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, William John Frank
THE PRESENT STATUS OF MOOSE ON ISLE ROYALE, Shaler E. Aldous and Laurits W. Krefting
CRUDE PROTEIN DETERMINATION OF DEER FOOD AS AN APPLIED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE, Arthur S. Einarsen
COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN VIRGINIA, Cecil F. DeLaBarre
EFFECTS OF DDT ON WILDLIFE IN A MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOTTOM WOODLAND, Leo K. Couch
Advances in Wildlife Technique
COVER MAPPING FOR FOREST AN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN CONNECTICUT, Milton C. Arnold
THE SPORTSMAN'S QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE GAME KILL IN INDIANA, Wm. B. Barn es
CENSUSING A DEER HERD BY SAMPLING METHODS, F. P. Cronemiller and G. A. Fischer
WILDLIFE SAMPLING BY SOIL TYPES, Bill T. Crawford
THE TRAPPING AND TRANSPLANTING OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP IN COLORADO, Gilbert N. Hunter, Theodor R. Swen , and George W. Jones
AN INTENSIVE METHOD OF DETERMINING HUNTER NUMBERS AND ACTIVITIES, Willet N. Wandell
SEED STOCK REFUGE INVESTIGATION, James S. Bishop
Fresh Waters, Marshes and Wildlife
A WATERFOWL RECONNAISSANCE IN THE GRAND PRAIRIE REGION OF ARKANSAS, Arthur S. Hawkins, Frank C. Bellrose, Jr., and Robert H. Smith
RECOVERY POTENTIALS IN NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL, H. Albert Hochbaum
THE CHAUTAUQUA LAKE MUSKELLUNGE: RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT APPLIED TO A SPORT FISHERY, Cecil Heacox
FISH POPULATIONS IN UNMANAGED IMPOUNDMENTS, Aden C. Bauman
ADVANCEMENTS IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON INDIAN LANDS, Laurits W. Krefting
IMPLICATIONS OF A GOOSE CONCENTRATION, William H. Elder
PITTMAN-ROBERTSON PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROSPECTS, R. M. Rutherford
MUSKRATS, DUCK PRODUCTION AND MARSH MANAGEMENT, B. W. Cartwright
Wildlife in Business
TRADING IN RAW FURS, Alexander T. Macleod
BEING FRIENDS, J. L. Alphen
MEETING THE DEMANDS OF THE FUTURE ANGLER, John M. Holmes
THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGG, Charles Edward Gillham
BIG BUSINESS KNOCKS AT THE GAME BREEDER'S DOOR, C. L. Sibley
WHAT RAT CONTROL MEANS TO BUSINESS, James W. Johnston, Jr.
THE CAMERA AND CONSERVATION, Harris B. Tuttle and William H. Scott
FUR FARMING - A PROFITABLE WILDLIFE BUSINESS, Frank G. Ashbrook
SUMMARIZATION OF THE ELEVENTH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE CONFERENCE, Rodolf Bennitt
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