Held March 6 to 8 1961 in Washington, D. C.

Contents

PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS - PEOPLE POSE THE PROBLEM

FORMAL OPENING, C. R. Gutermuth

THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN POPULATIONS, William Vogt

BETTER LIVING THROUGH CONSERVATION PLANNING, Sanford S. Farness

THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING, Stewart L. Udall

THE CHANCE FOR CONSERVATION, Ira N. Gabrielson

AT THE EDGE OF SPACE

THE FADING EDGE OF THE CITY, Lynton K. Caldwell

RECREATION REQUIRES A NEW DIMENSION, Conrad L. Wirth

THE COMING END OF THE SUBURBAN BOOM, Frederick Gutheim

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - WETLAND AND INLAND WATER RESOURCES

WATERFOWL FEEDING STATIONS FOR CONTROLLING CROP LOSSES, Merrill C. Hammond

A HISTORY OF THE DELTA DECOY, Robert A. McCabe and Nan Mulder

EXPERIMENTAL USE OF ACETYLENE EXPLODERS TO CONTROL DUCK DAMAGE, W. J. D. Stephen

SHOOTING AREA MANAGEMENT OF PIN OAK, R. E. McDermott and Leon S. Minckler

FOOD AVAILABILITY AND PREFERENCES OF JUVENILE MALLRDS, Nicholas J. Chura

COOT AND DUCK PRODUCTIVITY IN NORTHERN UTAH, Ronald A. Ryder

CARP POPULATIONS AND THE PRODUCTION OF WATERFOWL FOOD PLANTS, Robert J. Robel

DISEASE, NUTRITION, AND CONTROLS

PRINCIPLES OF POPULATION CONTROL BY GAMETOCIDES, David E. Davis

SMALL MAMMAL POPULATIONS ON A RADIOACTIVE LAKE BED, Paul B. Dunaway, and Stephen V. Kaye

REPTILES AS RESERVOIR HOSTS FOR ENCEPHALITIS, Lars Karstad

CURRENT STATUS OF BRUCELLOSIS IN DEER IN THE UNITED STATES, L. D. Fay

LEPTOSPIROSIS IN WILDLIFE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS, Earl A. Roth, W. V. Adams, G. E. Sanford, Betty Greer, and Patricia Mayeux

TOXOPLASMOSIS IN WILDLIFE IN SWEDEN, Karl Borg

HANDLING ANIMALS WITH A NEW TRANQUILIZER, Vagn Flyger

BIRD REPELLENTS FOR PINE SEEDS IN THE SOUTH, Willis C. Royall, Jr. and Johnson A. Neff

FIELD AND FARM RESOURCES

FOOD COMPETITION BETWEEN GAME AND NON-GAME BIRDS, Verne E. Davison

THE FUTURE ROLE OF SHOOTING PRESERVES, Charley Dickey

THE HUNTER - WHO IS HE?, Tony J. Peterle

SYMPOSIUM: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS IN STATEWIDE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

RING-NECKED PHEASANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT, R. A. MacMullan

BOBWHITE QUAIL MANAGEMENT IN EASTERN UNITED STATES, O. E. Frye, Jr.

PROBLEMS FACING STATE AGENCIES IN FARM-GAME HABITAT MANAGEMENT, Stanley C. Whitlock

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AGENCIES IN MANAGING HUNTING, Jack C. Berryman

COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES

SEROLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN FISHERY RESEARCH, Carl J. Sindermann

BENTHIC FAUNA OF GEORGES BANK, Roland L. Wigley

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR ESTUARIES?, Seton H. Thompson

MARINE PRESERVES FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Carleton Ray

INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION, James Callaghan

NATURE AND EXTENT OF DAMAGE CAUS,ED BY OIL POLLUTION AT SEA, Alfred L. Hawkes

POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE ALASKA FUR SEAL HERD, Douglas G. Chapman

MOURNING DOVE SYMPOSIUM

PAST STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOURNING DOVE, Harold S. Peters

PRESENT STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOURNING DOVE IN THE EAST, Dan M. Russell

STATUS OF THE DOVE IN THE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT UNIT, Howard M. Wight

STATUS OF THE DOVE IN THE WESTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT, Steve Gallizioli

A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF TELEPHONE SAMPLING FRAMES, Eugene Legler, Jr., Herbert Stern, Jr., and W. Scott Overton

THE MOURNING DOVE PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE, William H. Kiel, Jr.

A NATIONAL MOURNING DOVE PROGRAM

FOREST AND RANCE RESOURCES

HABITAT OF THE JACKSON HOLE ELK AND MULTIPLE USE, Robert L. Casebeer

DEER ON THE BAD RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Robert S. Cook and James B. Hale

BROWN BEAR HARVEST AND MANAGEMENT ON THE KODIAK ISLANDS, Willard A. Troyer

AN EVALUATION OF ELK VALIDATIONS IN COLORADO, Richard N. Denney

CHARACTERISTICS AND STATUS OF FLORIDA BLACK BEARS, Richard F. Harlow

CHECKING STATIONS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON THE PECCARY, Lyle K. Sowls

WILD TURKEYS IN MISSOURI, 1940-1960, John B. Lewis

SUMMARY AND CRITIQUE OF THE PROGRAM, Clarence Cottam

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