Edited by DALE E. TOWEILL and JACK WARD THOMAS
illustrated by DANIEL P. METZ

honored with The Wildlife Society’s Editorship Book Award for 2003

The 1982 version of this book was praised as, “surely the finest book ever written about a single species,” and this new edition, with 85 percent new material, is certainly a worthy successor. Thirty-eight contributors from the United States and Canada combine an extraordinary amount of research data, management experience and professional insight into this enormous book.

Extirpated since 2003, Ecology and Management of the North American Moose is alive, better than ever and again available. Originally published in late 1997 and lost only a few years later when the publisher, Smithsonian Institution Press, went under, the book — all 760 pages, more than 1,000 photos, illustrations and tables, and 5 pounds of it — has just been released by the University Press of Colorado (UPC). A host of printing errors in the original release has been corrected in the new edition.

by JOHN F. ORGAN, DANIEL J. DECKER, LEN H. CARPENTER, WILLIAM F. SIEMER and SHAWN J. RILEY
illustrated by DANIEL P. METZ

Thinking Like a Manager is a fictional novel that follows six wildlife managers—each a representative of a different perspective of the profession—succeeding an emergency survey mission in the aftermath of an oil spill in the Northwest. With the mission complete and with time on their hands due to inclement weather, they discuss the doctrines, theories and tribulations facing contemporary wildlife biologists. Some struggle with and some embrace the human element in wildlife management, yet all agree that the element is inescapable.

by BART W. O’GARA and JIM D. YOAKUM

honored with The Wildlife Society’s Editorship Book Award for 2005

For many, the pronghorn was as much a symbol of the North American West as was the bison. Eliminated from much of its historic range by the early 1900s, this unique North American species has experienced a remarkable recovery and now is found throughout the western United States, Canada and northern Mexico. This book contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the behavior, physiology, migration, taxonomy and management of this extraordinary animal, with chapters devoted to distribution, nutrition and food, diseases and parasites, ecosystem management, hunting, and much more. The book boasts contributions by 10 other wildlife professionals and more than 850 illustrations, including original artwork by Edson Fichter and Daniel P. Metz;

by RICHARD E. McCABE, BART W. O’GARA and HENRY M. REEVES
illustrated by DANIEL P. METZ

honored with The Wildlife Society’s Best Book Award for 2005

This book provides prehistoric and historic insight about the relationship of North America's unique pronghorn to Native Americans and Eurasian visitors and settlers. The book boasts more than 200 photos and figures.

edited by THOMAS S. BASKETT, MARK W. SAYRE, ROY E. TOMLINSON and RALPH MIRARCHI

honored with The Wildlife Society’s Editorship Book Award for 1996

Here is found in-depth information on the biology, life history, population characteristics, behavior and research of North America's most numerous, widespread and heavily hunted gamebird. Twenty-nine chapters illustrated with nearly 400 photographs, 100 tables and 75 figures, and written by leading experts in the wildlife field make this volume an invaluable tool for biologists, hunters, bird watchers and others.

by FRANK C. BELLROSE and DANIEL J. HOLM

honored with The Wildlife Society’s Best Book Award for 1995

Carefully written, edited and designed to be of interest to anyone intrigued by waterfowl in general or to the wood duck specifically, this book extensively explores the many mysteries of woodie habits and habitats. The product of nearly a half century of devoted study, the volume synthesizes and incorporates virtually all of the documented research and experiences available on one of North America's most unusual ducks. The volume also contains nearly 400 photographs, 131 figures, 8 color maps, 225 tables, 11 appendices and 30 pieces of original artwork by famed wildlife artist Francis E. Sweet.

An Explanation of Why Feeding Deer, Elk, Wild Turkey and Other Big Game Is More Often Curse Than Favor

By Scot Williamson
Illustrated by DALE CRAWFORD

Honored with The Wildlife Society’s Education Award for 2003

To counter public confusion and misunderstandings about wildlife management agency practices and policies of supplementally feeding big game, the Wildlife Management Institute has produced an informative and entertaining booklet on the subject. In straightforward language and with the use of illustrations, it carefully explains why such feeding programs are invariably costly and rarely beneficial to wildlife in the short or long run.

This booklet describes the fundamental precepts of hunting as a prominent aspect of our environment, history and culture as well as its biological, social, personal and economic values.

This publication explains why and how wildlife needs to be managed, the importance of habitat, the accomplishments of modern wildlife management and what a concerned citizen can do to help.

By Delwin E. Benson
Illustrated by Dale Crawford

This informative manual is an illustrated, full-color, teaching and learning guide, created to explain the processes and basic principles of nature, wildlife ecology and natural resource management. Authored by Delwin E. Benson, a professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist at Colorado State University, this booklet provides teachers the perfect primer to ignite students' interest in protecting nature and natural systems, with a special focus on wildlife.

edited by the WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Annual

Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.