Study Questions Science Behind Hunting Plans
Researchers say governments' hunting policies often don't demonstrate they've made wildlife decisions using the best available science.
by Nathan Rott
Mar 08, 2018
2 minutes
Wildlife should be managed using the best available science.
That is a core tenet of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, an unofficial set of principles that has guided U.S. and Canadian wildlife management policy for more than a century.
A new study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, raises the question of whether the rule is being followed.
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