Texas Wildlife Resources and Land Uses

"This book is a milestone for wildlife conservation in Texas.... It is important in that people in the trenches of wildlife ecology and conservation have given their accounts of progress, losses, and needs. This is first-time information under one cover." -Craig A. McMahan, coauthor, Deer-Brush Relationships on the Rio Grande Plains, Texas Natural habitats for wildlife in Texas and the many species they support are dwindling at an alarming rate as an ever-growing population continues to develop the land for commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses.

To take stock of our current wildlife and land resources, identify challenges facing them, and offer strategies for future management and conservation, this book presents over twenty-five essays by experts from a wide range of governmental and private organizations involved in wildlife policy and management.

Modeled on the proceedings of a 1982 wildlife symposium published by the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, this book updates and expands the issues involved in wildlife and land use. The chapters are grouped into five sections-perspectives on Texas wildlife resources, future expectations in land use, the public and future demands for wildlife, wildlife management and research, and wildlife management on public lands.

The diverse and sometimes competing viewpoints presented here will be important reading for everyone concerned with managing land for wildlife.