The model of wildlife conservation that evolved in the late 19th and early 20th centuriesknown as the North American Wildlife Conservation Modelhas proven to be so successful that many areas now confront an overabundance of game species, a costly problem that cannot be easily addressed under the model as it is currently understood. This essay shows that wildlife managers can restore biological balance without species endangerment by fully or partially re-commercializing wild game meat.
The Political Economy of Modern Wildlife Management
How Commercialization Could Reduce Game Overabundance
By Robert E. Wright
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