We give suggestions for the presentation of research results from frequentist, information-theoretic, and Bayesian analysis paradigms, followed by several general suggestions. The information-theoretic and Bayesian methods offer alternative approaches to data analysis and inference compared to traditionally used methods. Guidance is lacking on the presentation of results under these alternative...

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Through a case study of the Mkambati area in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, this paper analyses the prospects for community wildlife management (CWM) for communities who neighbour Mkambati Nature Reserve. In this area, an ambitious Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) project, which hinges around eco-tourism, and with a significant component of community participation, is proposed. Although ...

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) assays are a popular means of monitoring adrenocortical activity (i.e., physiological stress response) in wildlife. Species-specific differences in glucocorticoid metabolism and excretion require assay validation, including both laboratory and biological components, before assay use in new species. We validated a commercially available radioimmunoassay (MP ...

Access to private lands for hunting has been implicated as one factor affecting management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations, especially in urban–suburban communities. Our objective was to identify factors influencing suburban landowner decisions to allow hunting and bowhunter willingness to comply with additional requirements imposed by landowners. We surveyed bowhunter...

A goal of professionalism is always to try to do better. The broad field of wildlife ecology as an applied science produced many accomplishments during the twentieth century. However, as we look ahead, it seems clear that we must accept the challenge to do better—indeed, far better. Here we focus attention on the general subject of improving the quality of our science, for this will lead to bet...

Stop for a moment and think about any issue in wildlife managementabout any other issue in your life for that matter. The issue might be as simple as selecting the type of boat you will need on a waterfowl refuge in the Midwest, or it may be as complex as multi-stakeholder deliberations about humanwild boar conflicts in suburban Berlin, Germany What determines whether these situations are probl...