a strategy for solving conflicts between humans and wildlife while reducing risks to people, wildlife, and the environment. IWDM focuses on reducing wildlife damage—not necessarily wildlife populations. It's a holistic approach that helps the operator decide if control is needed, when and where it should be applied, and which control methods would likely work best (usually a combination of best practices). IWDM balances concerns about human safety, the humane treatment of wildlife, the rights of landowners, public health, the protection of the environment, financial and aesthetic losses, societal values, and legal and practical limitations. Although there's a lot to it, IWDM can be remembered with three words: "effective"... "selective"... and "humane." See chapters two and five for details.
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