Fauna Series No. 2 Cover Contents Foreword Introduction Part I Part II

Fauna of the National Parks of the United States PART II WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNDER EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK The last administrative phase of wildlife management to be treated here is in connection with the Emergency Conservation Work which is being carried on within the national parks. Because of the extent of construction and clean-up activities suddenly made available in the parks—necessary activities which ordinarily would have taken many years to accomplish—it has been considered expedient and in full accord with national-parks purposes to place trained zoologists in the parks to assist in the supervision of all construction activities, with the objective of protecting faunal habitats and wilderness conditions, as much as possible, where construction activities are involved. These men are also expected to conduct wildlife research while in the parks, with the objective of better wildlife management. It is felt that these measures will aid in insuring the safety of our wilderness parks and protect these valuable heritages while they are being improved for human comfort and human utilization. Reports covering all the Emergency Conservation Work wildlife projects for the various national parks and monuments need not be given. But one typical outline is given as representative of the national parks Emergency Conservation Work wildlife projects. NEXT> Directions for faunal research in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park issued to the naturalist technician in charge

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