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Economic References and Resources

CONOVER, M. R. 2002. Resolving human-wildlife conflicts: the science of wildlife damage management. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

CONOVER, M. R. 1997a. Monetary and intangible valuation of deer in the United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:298-305.

CONOVER, M. R. 1997b. Wildlife management by metropolitan residents in the United States: practices, perceptions, costs and values. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:306-301.

CONOVER, M. R., W. C. PITT, K. K. KESSLER, T. J. DUBOW, AND W. A. SANBORN. 1995. Review of human injuries, illnesses, and economic losses caused by wildlife in the United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23:407-414.

DOLBEER, R. A. , S. E. WRIGHT, AND E. C. CLEARY. 2000. Ranking the hazard level of wildlife species to aviation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:372-378.

More Reading

ENGEMAN, R. M., S. A. SHWIFF, F. CANO, AND B. CONSTANTIN. 2003. An economic assessment of the potential for predator management to benefit Puerto Rican parrots. Ecological Economics 46:283-292.

CLARK, L., J. HONE, J. A. SHIVIK, R. A. WATKINS, K. C. VERCAUTEREN, AND J. K. YODER, editors. 2002. Human conflicts with wildlife: economic considerations. Proceedings of the Third NWRC Special Symposium. National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Available online

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Dr. Stephanie A. Shwiff

Currently employed as an economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services Program at the National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, Colorado
Ph. D. in Economics from Colorado State University
M. A. in Economics from Colorado State University
B. A. in Economics and Environmental Conservation from University of Colorado, Boulder