Wildlife management is the manipulation of wild (i.e. free living) plant and animal species behaviour or abundance for a specified goal.

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The reasons for such action include:
 

• conservation of vulnerable or rare species and habitats.

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• exploitation of wildlife resources such as harvesting game and fish stocks.

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• control of species to address impacts such as preserving public health and safety, and preventing serious damage to property including impacts on agriculture.

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For the most part mankind and wildlife are able to co-exist successfully. However, inevitably conflicts do sometimes arise between competing interests. Human interests will include those of a social, economic and environmental nature.Problems caused by invasive non-native species can be serious, transforming our eco-systems,harming economic activity, altering natural habitats and threatening native species.

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Invasive non-native species are considered one of the greatest threats to wildlife worldwide.

wildlife management is very much concerned with ecosystems and how a balance can be reached between different species, environments and modern life. We can add or decrease numbers of a population of a species by changing or moving wildlife habitats, aiding or moving food supplies and controlling the amount of predators or the spread of disease.
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Culling can be used where a species has got out of control and reintroduction of species into the wild has proven to be a fantastic way of increasing numbers of endangered animals and insects. Another area of wildlife management is really a preventative one where wildlife managers can minimise the external influences on the population and its habitat.





Enhance, maintain or create habitat for desired species in a manner that is consistent with the primary objective for the land;

achieve and maintain a natural diversity and abundance of game and non game wildlife species including those dependent on mature timber (special consideration and/or protection should be afforded resident threatened and endangered species);
manage other resources in ways that provide habitat needs of desired wildlife species, considering the species and the entire property.