Document Type
Fact Sheet
Series No.
541
Description
Man has a great effect upon wildlife. Many of man's activities have produced vast changes on the landscape and significantly altered wildlife's habitat. For example, before the Missouri River was dammed, large numbers of deer inhabited the forested river bottoms. After these bottoms were flooded the population of deer was greatly reduced. However, several species of fish have flourished because of the reservoirs created. Another example is the prairie chicken. It requires large tracts of prairie land and could not survive in areas where the prairie was plowed and converted to cropland. Since wildlife is a product of the land and since man controls the land, man will decide the future of wildlife by his use of the land.
Publication Date
1971
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
South Dakota State University, Cooperative Extension, "Wildlife Management: A Landowner's Guide" (1971). SDSU Extension Fact Sheets. 579.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_fact/579
Comments
This item was digitized with the support from Project CERES, a collaboration between USAIN, AgNIC, and the Center for Research Libraries.