1. The Story of MN Wildlife

2. Background Buffalo, MN Elk River, MN 3 Terrestrial Biomes Prairie
Hardwood Forest
Coniferous Forest

3. Age of Exploitation Personal Exploitation Commercial
No Seasons, No limits
Hunt for fun (trains, prairie dogs)
Kill pests (Passenger Pigeon)
Commercial
Professional hunters
Buffalo, Elk, Caribou, Moose, Bear

4. Exploitation (continued)
Prairies
Farmed
No Burning
Forests
Logging
Unlimited resource?

5. Age of Conservation 1st time protecting animals as a resource
Old world values?
Ignorance
Public
Conservationists

6. Conservation (continued)
Over Protection
No open seasons
Kill predators
Bounties
Logging, Farming
Changing ecosystems
Deer
Rabbits
Pheasants
Healthy ecosystem?

7. Era of Management Manage resources Predators good Overpopulation bad
Health of prey pop.
Pred. reintroductions
Overpopulation bad
Deer, Geese
Experimental regulations
Slot limits
Changing harvest limits
Modeling

8. What’s Next Is it working?
What are some improvements that could be made?
What are some of our most at risk resources?
What would you like to see changed?
How can you get it done?

9. The End