Vol. 5 No. 2
Summer 2011
How Workforce
Diversity Helps
Conservation
Feral Pig Invasion
Conservation in
Conflict Zones
Research on
Rodenticides
Summer 2011
Vol. 5 No. 2
Cover Story: The Value of Workforce Diversity
20 Why Diversity Matters
By Roel Lopez and
Columbus H. Brown
28 Lessons Learned from Experience
32 A Sense of Belonging
By Katherine Unger
34 A Person of Vision
By Lisa Moore LaRoe
By Columbus H. Brown
30 Crossing the Cultural Divide
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In Focus: The Impacts of Feral Pigs
36 Plowing through North America
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Wildlife Conservation Amidst
War and Conflict
By Peter Zahler and Eva Fearn
Shedding Light on WNS
By Karen E. Francl
69 Professional Development
So, You Want to Be a
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Wildlife Detection Dogs
By Megan Parker
50 Research and Practice
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By Roger A. Baldwin and
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54 Human-Wildlife Connection
72 Education
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By William M. Giuliano
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Oak Woodlands
By David A. Ross
Debate Keeps the Model Dynamic
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57 Critiques of the Model
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64 Human-Wildlife Connection
44 Research and Practice
47 Research and Practice
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41 Managing an Invasion
82 Tools and Technology
Using Infrared Aerial Cameras
By Susan Bernatas
61 Moving Beyond the Model
By Peter Dratch and Rick Kahn
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This article has been reviewed by subject-­matter experts.
To watch video footage of deer from
Susan Bernatas’s forward-looking
infrared sensor, go to this article online
at www.wildlife.org.
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