Human-Wildlife Conflict Management

Acknowledgments The following individuals contributed text that appears in the guide as sidebars: Some of the sidebars in this guide use brief excerpts from previously published materials. Many of the ideas and applications discussed in this guide are direct products of New York's sustained commitment to understanding and integrating the human and biological dimensions of wildlife management. in the Human Dimensions Research Unit, and four anonymous reviewers. Their thoughtful comments and suggestions greatly improved the guide. This document is a synthesis of research and experience, and as such it relies on previously published works. Most notably, we drew heavily on Chase et al. (2000), Lauber and Knuth (2000), and Riley et al. (2002) to develop various sections of the guide. We are grateful for the au-thors' permission to draw from these important publications. We are grateful to Gail Blake for copyediting. We are indebted to Phil Wilson for design, layout, and production of the guide.