Mawdsley et al. (2018) respond disapprovingly to our 2018 review of 667 wildlife management systems across Canada and the United States, which found that many of these systems lacked the scientific hallmarks of clear objectives, evidence, transparency, and independent review. Although we strongly agree with several of Mawdsley et al.'s points about the role of science in management, their response suggests confusion about three elements of our approach that we clarify herein: (i) the selection of hallmarks, (ii) the role of science in wildlife management, and (iii) our engagement with wildlife agencies. We contend that both critics and defenders of the current approach to wildlife management in Canada and the United States similarly desire rigorous management that achieves social and ecological benefits. Our original study-which used a clear approach to define hallmarks of science-based management, employed a reasonable set of indicator criteria to test for them, and was based on data available to the general public on whose behalf management is conducted-found evidence that the current approach falls short. However, it also provided a framework for addressing shortcomings moving forward. We suggest that advancing discussion on the operational role of science in management, including clarifying what "science-based management" actually means, could curtail practitioners and critics of the status quo talking over each other's heads and encourage all parties to work constructively to improve the governance of wildlife at a continental scale.

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建设性地努力改进北美野生动物管理方法。

莫兹利等人。（2018）对我们 2018 年对加拿大和美国 667 个野生动物管理系统的审查做出了不赞成的回应，该审查发现其中许多系统缺乏明确目标、证据、透明度和独立审查的科学标志。尽管我们非常同意 Mawdsley 等人关于科学在管理中的作用的一些观点，但他们的回应表明我们对我们在此澄清的方法的三个要素感到困惑：(i) 标志的选择，(ii) 科学的作用野生动物管理科学，以及 (iii) 我们与野生动物机构​​的合作。我们认为，加拿大和美国现行野生动物管理方法的批评者和维护者都同样希望通过严格的管理来实现社会和生态效益。我们最初的研究——使用了明确的方法来定义科学管理的标志，采用了一套合理的指标标准来测试它们，并且基于代表管理的公众可获得的数据——发现的证据表明目前的方法还不够。然而，它也提供了一个解决未来缺陷的框架。我们建议，推进关于科学在管理中的运作作用的讨论，包括澄清“基于科学的管理”的实际含义，可以减少实践者和批评者对现状的争论，并鼓励各方建设性地努力改善管理现状。大陆范围内的野生动物治理。