Spring 2010 Vol. 4 No. 1
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Steve Belinda TRCP
David Bergman USDA, Wildlife Services
Chad Bishop Colorado Division of Wildlife
Robert Brown North Carolina State University
Richard Chipman USDA, Wildlife Services
Heather Eves Bushmeat Crisis Task Force
Matt Hogan AFWA
Valerius Geist University of Calgary
Selma Glasscock Welder Wildlife Foundation
Sue Haseltine U.S. Geological Survey
Doug Inkley National Wildlife Federation
J. Drew Lanham Clemson University
Scott P. Lerich National Wild Turkey Federation
Evelyn Merrill University of Alberta
Tom Ryder Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.
Anthony Rylands Conservation International
Dana Sanchez Oregon State University
Art Smith SD Dept. of Game, Fish, and Parks
Nate Svoboda Mississippi State University
Eric Taylor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
John Wiens PRBO Conservation Science
Jiang Zhigang Chinese Academy of Sciences
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COVER: Kentucky state forester Bill Knott takes a core measurement to
determine age and growth patterns of a yellow poplar on private land. Knott
advises landowners to remove weak trees, allowing more light to reach hard
mast-producing trees that support native wildlife species.
Credit: Kraig Grayson
