Wildlife preservation and recreational use: Conflicting goals of wildland management

David N. Cole; Richard L. Knight

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Wildlife preservation and recreational use: Conflicting goals of wildland management

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David N. Cole, Richard L. Knight

Year:

1991

Type:

Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: McCabe, Richard E., ed. Transactions of the 56th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference: Sustaining Conservation: An international challenge; March 17-22, 1991; Edmonton, Alberta. Washington, D.C.: Wildlife Management Institute. p. 233-237.

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Abstract

Large tracts of wildland in North America have been set aside as wilderness areas and national parks. More than 200 million acres (88 million ha) of such lands have been formally designated in Canada and the United States (Eidsvik 1989). The primary goal of these designations is the preservation of undisturbed natural conditions and processes.

Keywords

wildlife, conservation, recreation, conflict, impacts, information needs, wilderness, national parks

Citation

Cole, David N.; Knight, Richard L. 1991. Wildlife preservation and recreational use: Conflicting goals of wildland management. In: McCabe, Richard E., ed. Transactions of the 56th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference: Sustaining Conservation: An international challenge; March 17-22, 1991; Edmonton, Alberta. Washington, D.C.: Wildlife Management Institute. p. 233-237.