Held February 3 to 5 1947 in San Antonio, Texas
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS
Wildlife and the Land
FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson, Frederic C. Walcott, Howard D. Dodgen
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN MEXICO IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM, Luis Macias A.
WILDLIFE CONDITIONS IN CANADA, Harrison F. Lewis
WATERSHEDS AND NATIONAL FORESTS, Lyle F. Watts
AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND THE LAND, Hugh H. Bennett
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE POSTWAR WORLD, Albert M. Day
WAKE UP, AMERICA!, Melvin O. Steen
Is Wildfowling on the Way Out?
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Harold Titus
WILDFOWLING CAN BE SAVED, Charles E. Gillham
THE EFFECT OF CONCENTRATED HUNTING PRESSURE ON WATERFOWL BREEDING STOCK, H. Albert Hochbaum
WILDFOWLING IS NOT NECESSARILY ON THE WAY OUT, John H. Baker
WATERFOWL AT THE CROSSROADS, Clarence Cottam
Is Wildlife Education Getting Results?
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Douglas E. Wade
MORE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE-LESS HIGH DAMS, Charles E. Jackson
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FISH AND WILDLIFE FIELD, David B. Turner
TEXAS EXTENSION WILDLIFE PROGRAM AND SOME RESULTS, R. E. Callender
SIGNPOSTS OF SUCCESS, Roberts Mann
Wildlife and Business
CONSERVATION DAY PLEDGE CEREMONY, Carl D. Shoemaker
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE FUR INDUSTRY, G. Donald Gibbons
ECONOMIC AND HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY IN WATER POLLUTION, Kenneth A. Reid
CONSERVATION OF PACIFIC COAST COMMERCIAL FISHERIES, W. F. Thompson
THIS WILDLIFE BUSINESS, Newton B. Drury
THE CONTEST FOR WESTERN PUBLIC GAME FIELDS, J. V. K. Wagar
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Wildlife of Grasslands and Forests
THE ROLE OF BRUSH CONTROL IN HABITAT IMPROVEMENT ON THE ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Harold L. Blakey
RANGE USE OF THE PRONGHORNED ANTELOPE IN WESTERN TEXAS, Helmut K. Buechner
NINE-YEAR OBSERVATION OF A DEER PROBLEM AREA, Arthur S. Einarsen
PLANNING OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR WESTERN BIG-GAME HERDS, D. I. Rasmussen and Everett R. Doman
RELATIONSHIP OF WEATHER TO WINTER MORTALITY AND POPULATION LEVELS AMONG DEER IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION OF NEW YORK, C. W. Severinghaus
RANGE COMPETITION BETWEEN MULE DEER, BIGHORN SHEEP, AND ELK IN JASPER PARK, ALBERTA, Ian McTaggart Cowan
Inland Fisheries and Fresh-Water Areas
BOTULISM CONTROL BY WATER MANIPULATION, Charles C. Sperry
THE MANAGEMENT OF FRESH-WATER FISHERIES IN TEXAS, Marion Toole
HOW CAN WE PROVIDE MORE SUCCESSFUL FISHING TRIPS IN THE SOUTHEAST?, Willis King
MAINTENANCE OF ANGLING IN CALIFORNIA, A. C. Taft
A TEN-YEAR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON AN EAST TEXAS LAKE, J. K. G. Silvey and B. B. Harris
FISH MANAGEMENT - A SUBSTITUTE FOR NATURAL PREDATION, George W. Bennett
New Techniques in Wildlife Management
GAME WATERING DEVICES FOR THE ARID SOUTHWEST, Ben Glading
SOME NEW TECHNIQUES - HOOFED MAMMALS, Walter P. Taylor
REVIEW OF NEW TECHNIQUES - FUR BEARERS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS, Charles T. Vorhies
REVIEW OF NEW TECHNIQUES - GALLINACEOUS BIRDS, lrven 0. Buss
REVIEW OF NEW TECHNIQUES - WATERFOWL, Jessop B. Low
THE EFFECTS OF AMMONIUM SULFAMATE ON EMERGENT AQUATIC VEGETATION, Aden C. Bauman
Marine Fisheries and Ocean Areas
ON THE FISHERIES RESOURCES OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, Wilbert Mcleod Chapman
THE LAGUNA MADRE OF TEXAS, Joel W .. Hedgpeth
SOME PROBLEMS OF MARINE FISHERY BIOLOGY, Lionel A. Walford
PRESENT EELGRASS CONDITION AND PROBLEMS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, Clarence Cottam
SALINITY AS A FACTOR IN ATLANTIC COAST TIDEWATER MUSKRAT PRODUCTION, Herbert L. Dozier
IMPERATIVE NEED FOR GULF OF MEXICO PELAGIC FISHERY INVENTORY, James Nelson Gowanloch
Wildlife and Land-Use Concepts
WET LAND - HOW IT SHOULD BE USED, Wallace L. Anderson
WILDLIFE AND THE NATIONAL PARK LAND-USE CONCEPT, Victor H. Cahalane
STATUS OF MEXICAN BIG GAME HERDS, A. Starker Leopold
NEW TECHNIQUES FOR BREEDING GROUND SURVEYS, Lyle K. Sowls
THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE IN FOREST LAND USE, Ralph T. King
A POWER COMPANY'S STAKE IN WILDLIFE, Walter G. Gumbel
Wildlife of Farm and Ranches
COTTONTAIL MANAGEMENT IN IOWA, George 0. Hendrickson
THE PHEASANT DECLINE AND LAND-USE TRENDS, 1941-1946, Daniel L. Leedy and Eugene H. Dustman
MARYLAND'S COOPERATIVE FARM-GAME PROGRAM WITH SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, Malcolm E. King
REVIEWING EIGHT-YEARS' OPERATION OF A WILDLIFE EXPERIMENT STATION, Harry D. Ruhl
SEASONAL MOVEMENTS OF THE BLUE GROUSE, Leonard Wing
A BOBWHITE QUAIL IRRUPTION IN NORTHWEST TEXAS LOWER PLAINS TERMINATED BY PREDATION, Alfred S. Jackson
THE HOOF AND MOUTH DISEASE, I. B. Boughton
SUMMARIZATION OF THE TWELFTH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE CONFERENCE, Aldo Leopold
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