Held March 6 to 8 1961 in Washington, D. C.
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS - PEOPLE POSE THE PROBLEM
FORMAL OPENING, C. R. Gutermuth
THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN POPULATIONS, William Vogt
BETTER LIVING THROUGH CONSERVATION PLANNING, Sanford S. Farness
THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING, Stewart L. Udall
THE CHANCE FOR CONSERVATION, Ira N. Gabrielson
AT THE EDGE OF SPACE
THE FADING EDGE OF THE CITY, Lynton K. Caldwell
RECREATION REQUIRES A NEW DIMENSION, Conrad L. Wirth
THE COMING END OF THE SUBURBAN BOOM, Frederick Gutheim
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - WETLAND AND INLAND WATER RESOURCES
WATERFOWL FEEDING STATIONS FOR CONTROLLING CROP LOSSES, Merrill C. Hammond
A HISTORY OF THE DELTA DECOY, Robert A. McCabe and Nan Mulder
EXPERIMENTAL USE OF ACETYLENE EXPLODERS TO CONTROL DUCK DAMAGE, W. J. D. Stephen
SHOOTING AREA MANAGEMENT OF PIN OAK, R. E. McDermott and Leon S. Minckler
FOOD AVAILABILITY AND PREFERENCES OF JUVENILE MALLRDS, Nicholas J. Chura
COOT AND DUCK PRODUCTIVITY IN NORTHERN UTAH, Ronald A. Ryder
CARP POPULATIONS AND THE PRODUCTION OF WATERFOWL FOOD PLANTS, Robert J. Robel
DISEASE, NUTRITION, AND CONTROLS
PRINCIPLES OF POPULATION CONTROL BY GAMETOCIDES, David E. Davis
SMALL MAMMAL POPULATIONS ON A RADIOACTIVE LAKE BED, Paul B. Dunaway, and Stephen V. Kaye
REPTILES AS RESERVOIR HOSTS FOR ENCEPHALITIS, Lars Karstad
CURRENT STATUS OF BRUCELLOSIS IN DEER IN THE UNITED STATES, L. D. Fay
LEPTOSPIROSIS IN WILDLIFE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS, Earl A. Roth, W. V. Adams, G. E. Sanford, Betty Greer, and Patricia Mayeux
TOXOPLASMOSIS IN WILDLIFE IN SWEDEN, Karl Borg
HANDLING ANIMALS WITH A NEW TRANQUILIZER, Vagn Flyger
BIRD REPELLENTS FOR PINE SEEDS IN THE SOUTH, Willis C. Royall, Jr. and Johnson A. Neff
FIELD AND FARM RESOURCES
FOOD COMPETITION BETWEEN GAME AND NON-GAME BIRDS, Verne E. Davison
THE FUTURE ROLE OF SHOOTING PRESERVES, Charley Dickey
THE HUNTER - WHO IS HE?, Tony J. Peterle
SYMPOSIUM: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS IN STATEWIDE HABITAT MANAGEMENT
RING-NECKED PHEASANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT, R. A. MacMullan
BOBWHITE QUAIL MANAGEMENT IN EASTERN UNITED STATES, O. E. Frye, Jr.
PROBLEMS FACING STATE AGENCIES IN FARM-GAME HABITAT MANAGEMENT, Stanley C. Whitlock
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AGENCIES IN MANAGING HUNTING, Jack C. Berryman
COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES
SEROLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN FISHERY RESEARCH, Carl J. Sindermann
BENTHIC FAUNA OF GEORGES BANK, Roland L. Wigley
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR ESTUARIES?, Seton H. Thompson
MARINE PRESERVES FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Carleton Ray
INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION, James Callaghan
NATURE AND EXTENT OF DAMAGE CAUS,ED BY OIL POLLUTION AT SEA, Alfred L. Hawkes
POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE ALASKA FUR SEAL HERD, Douglas G. Chapman
MOURNING DOVE SYMPOSIUM
PAST STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOURNING DOVE, Harold S. Peters
PRESENT STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOURNING DOVE IN THE EAST, Dan M. Russell
STATUS OF THE DOVE IN THE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT UNIT, Howard M. Wight
STATUS OF THE DOVE IN THE WESTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT, Steve Gallizioli
A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF TELEPHONE SAMPLING FRAMES, Eugene Legler, Jr., Herbert Stern, Jr., and W. Scott Overton
THE MOURNING DOVE PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE, William H. Kiel, Jr.
A NATIONAL MOURNING DOVE PROGRAM
FOREST AND RANCE RESOURCES
HABITAT OF THE JACKSON HOLE ELK AND MULTIPLE USE, Robert L. Casebeer
DEER ON THE BAD RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Robert S. Cook and James B. Hale
BROWN BEAR HARVEST AND MANAGEMENT ON THE KODIAK ISLANDS, Willard A. Troyer
AN EVALUATION OF ELK VALIDATIONS IN COLORADO, Richard N. Denney
CHARACTERISTICS AND STATUS OF FLORIDA BLACK BEARS, Richard F. Harlow
CHECKING STATIONS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON THE PECCARY, Lyle K. Sowls
WILD TURKEYS IN MISSOURI, 1940-1960, John B. Lewis
SUMMARY AND CRITIQUE OF THE PROGRAM, Clarence Cottam
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