Held March 12 to 15 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico

Contents

PART I - OPENINGS GENERAL SESSION- INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CHALLENGES

FORMAL OPENING, Daniel A. Poole

PROGRAMS FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES IN MEXICO, Enrique Beltran

HUMAN POPULATION, FOOD DEMANDS, AND WILDLIFE NEEDS, Norman E. Borlaug

BALANCING HUMAN POPULATIONS WITH LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Patricia Dee Carpio Wbiting

NEED FOR A NEW NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE POLICY, Durward L. Allen

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - MEXICO'S NATURAL RESOURCES

MEXICAN FORESTRY, Eulogio de la Garza

WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND SOME INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS, Bernardo Villa-R.

INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF MEXICAN F.ISHERIES, Hector Medina Neri

WWF PROJECT ON CROCODILES IN CHIAPAS, Miguel Alvarez del Toro

CONSERVATIONIST EDUCATION IN MEXICO, Ambrosio Gonzalez Cortes

TRENDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN MEXICO, Humberto Romero-Alvarez

COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COASTAL ZONE, William S. Beller

USE OF DEAD REEF SHELL IN ESTUARINE CONSERVATION, Gordon Gunter

ANADROMOUS FISH MANAGEMENT IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM, Frank H. Bollman

DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARIBBEAN SEA TURTLES, William E. Rainey and Peter C. H. Pritchard

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR OCEANIC ISLANDS, John McEarchern and Edward L. Towle

PRESERVATION: PERIL OR PANACEA?

A COMMITMENT IN DEFENCE OF NATURAL SYSTEMS, Margaret Owings

PRESERVING QUALITY TO SPACESHIP EARTH, Garrett Harding

NATURAL AREAS AS COMPONENTS OF MAN'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, Eugene P. Odum and Howard T. Odum

MANAGING MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, G. Carleton Ray and Kenneth S. Norris

RESOURCE PLANNING: NEW NEEDS AND VIEWS

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RESOURCE PLANNING, E. F. Anderson

THE BROAD PLANNING CONTEXT OF NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING, Robert H. Marden

MIDAS-A TOOL FOR NATURAL RESOURCE DATA MANAGEMENT, Donald K. Christie and Robert G. Young

MODELS FOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS IN STATE FISH AND GAME PLANNING, Robert K. David and Joseph J. Seneca

CRITERIA FOR BIG GAME PLANNING: PERFORMANCE VS. INTUITION, Jack E. Gross

TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING, David A. King

SPECIES OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST: MANAGEMENT AND PROBLEMS

THE MANAGEMENT OF CAPYBARA IN VENEZUELA, Juhani Ojasti and Gonzalo Medina Padilla

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN MASAILAND, EAST AFRICA, Wendell G. Swank

THE PROBLEM OF BAT RABIES, MIGRATORY BATS, LIVESTOCK AND PEOPLE, Arthur M. Greenhall

CURRENT STATUS OF THE ENDANGERED MASKED BOBWHITE QUAIL, Roy E. Tomlinson

MOVEMENTS AND MORTALITY OF WHITE-WINGED DOVES BANDED IN TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO, David R. Blankinship, James G. Teer, and William H. Kiel, Jr.

MOVEMENTS AND HUNTING MORTALITY OF COLORADO BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, Clait E. Braun

WATER, FISH, WILDLIFE AND SOCIETY

IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON GULF COAST ESTUARIES, Richard A. Geyer

WATER DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Bud Bristow

PERILS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION, Fernando del Rio

HYDROLOGIC BEHAVIOR OF STREAM CHANNELS, Thomas Maddock, Jr.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: WATER VS. WILDLIFE! IS THIS CONFLICT NECESSARY?, Robert E. Moore

STRENGTHENING FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM, James T. McBroom

PART III - SPECIAL PANELS

CEREMONY MARKING THE AMENDMENT OF THE 1936 CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND GAME ANIMALS

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Daniel A. Poole

STATEMENT IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Nathaniel P. Reed

RESPONSE IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, Eulogio de la Garza O.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PREDATOR CONTROL STUDY

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Daniel A. Poole

VIEWPOINT OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Lee M. Talbot

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, Stanley A. Cain

REMARKS OF A. STARKER LEOPOLD, A. Starker Leopold

VIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Nathaniel P. Reed

PART IV - CLOSING GENERAL SESSION

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Joseph L. Fisher

SOIL EROSION: NEW PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, Kenneth E. Grant

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION OF SOIL AND WATER, A. W. Taylor

RECYCLING SOLID WASTES: ADVANCES AND NEEDS, Robert F. T estin

PROVIDING ENERGY AND MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Robert O. Anderson

LEGAL APPROACHES-PRECEDENT CASES, Roderick A. Cameron

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND RESOURCE NEEDS CRITIQUE OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM, Robert A. McCabe

CLOSING REMARKS, Laurence R. Jahn

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