Practical Conservation

Here is a good summary about the effects of European conservation programs on mammals.  The applications to North American programs are easy to see.  Good thing, too, because N. American research on mammals in CRP and other programs is sorely lacking.

McDonald, D.W., F.H. Tattersall, K.M. Service, L.G.Firbank, and R. E. Feber.  2007.  Mammals, agric-environment schemes and set-aside – what are the putative benefits. Mammal Review 37:259-277.