Wildlife can cause problems worldwide - in conservation, agriculture, forestry
and fisheries, as well as to human and animal health and safety in rural and
urban areas. For this reason, wildlife in affected areas can be defined as
pests, and forms of control sought to limit and prevent damage. In looking at
solutions by identifying and using common principles in the assessment and
control of pest damage this book focuses on controlling damage, rather than the
animal itself. The book demonstrates ecological theories and shows how they are
relevant to biodiversity conservation and other topics, and how they can be
evaluated in studies of wildlife damage control.