Large mammal restoration : ecological and sociological challenges in the 21st century / edited by David S. Maehr, Reed F. Noss, Jeffery L. Larkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maehr, David S., 1955-2008.

Noss, Reed F.

Larkin, Jeffery L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mammals--Reintroduction--United States.

Mammals.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2001]

Summary:

In recent decades, numerous efforts have been undertaken to return species to areas from which they had been previously extirpated on local or regional scales. Large Mammal Restoration assembles for the first time detailed case studies of those efforts, from restoring elk in Appalachia to returning bison herds to the Great Plains to the much-publicized effort to bring back the gray wolf to Yellowstone National Park.

Large Mammal Restoration brings together in a single volume essential information on the lessons learned from previous restoration efforts, providing a valuable resource for researchers and students of conservation biology and wildlife management as well as for policy-makers, restoration advocates, and others involved with the planning or execution of a restoration program.

Contents:

Introduction: Why Restore Large Mammals? / Reed F. Noss 1

Part I Feasibility 23

1. Is the Return of the Wolf, Wolverine, and Grizzly Bear to Oregon and California Biologically Feasible? / Carlos Carroll, Reed F. Noss, Nathan H. Schumaker, Paul C. Paquet 25

2. Feasibility of Timber Wolf Reintroduction in Adirondack Park / Paul C. Paquet, James R. Strittholt, Nancy L. Staus, P.J. Wilson, S. Grewal, B. N. White 47

3. Rewilding the Sky Islands Region of the Southwest / Barbara L. Dugelby, Dave Foreman, Rurik List, Brian Miller, Jack Humphrey, Mike Seidman, Robert Howard 65

4. Using Public Surveys and GIS to Determine the Feasibility of Restoring Elk to Virginia / Julie A. Mcclafferty, James A. Parkhurst 83

Part II Practice 99

5. Returning Elk to Appalachia: Foiling Murphy's Law / Jeffery L. Larkin, Roy A. Grimes, Louis Cornicelli, John J. Cox, David S. Maehr 101

Case 1 Restoration of White-Tailed Deer in Kentucky: From Absence to Overabundance / Jonathan W. Gassett 119

6. Outcomes of Hard and Soft Releases of Reintroduced Wolves in Central Idaho and the Greater Yellowstone Area / Steven H. Fritts, Curtis M. Mack, Douglas W. Smith, Kerry M. Murphy, Michael K. Phillips, Michael D. Jimenez, Edward E. Bangs, Joseph A. Fontaine, Carter C. Niemeyer, Wayne G. Brewster, Timmothy J. Kaminski 125

7. Health Aspects of Large Mammal Restoration / Joseph K. Gaydos, Joseph L. Corn 149

Case 2 Health Aspects of Gray Wolf Restoration / Mark R. Johnson 163

8. Restoring the Mexican Gray Wolf to the Desert Southwest / Wendy M. Brown, David R. Parsons 169

Part III The Human Link 187

9. Translocation of Plains Bison to Wood Buffalo National Park: Economic and Conservation Implications / Ludwig N. Carbyn, David Watson 189

10. Restoration of Grizzly Bears to the Bitterroot Wilderness: The EIS Approach / Johnna Roy, Christopher Servheen, Wayne Kasworm, John Waller 205

Case 3 The Paradigm of Grizzly Bear Restoration in North America / Charles C. Schwartz 225

11. Mountain Sheep Restoration Through Private/Public Partnership / Paul R. Krausman, Peter Bangs, Kyran Kunkel, Michael K. Phillips, Zack Parsons, Eric Rominger 231

Part IV Abetting Natural Colonization 243

12. Black Bear at the Border: Natural Recolonization of the Trans-Pecos / David P. Onorato, Eric C. Hellgren 245

13. Restorating a Large-Carnivore Corridor in Banff National Park / Danah L. Duke, Mark Hebblewhite, Paul C. Paquet, Carolyn Callaghan, Melanie Percy 261

14. Tiger Restoration in Asia: Ecological Theory vs. Sociological Reality / Ronald Tilson, Philip Nyhus, Neil Franklin, Sriyanto, Bastoni, Mohammad Yunus, Sumianto 277

15. The Florida Panther: A Flagship for Regional Restoration / David S. Maehr, Thomas S. Hoctor, Larry D. Harris 293

Case 4 Can Manatee Numbers Continue to Grow in a Fast-Developing State? / Bruce B. Ackerman, James A. Powell 313

16. The Biotic Province: Minimum Unit for Conserving Biodiversity / Larry D. Harris, Linda C. Duever, Rebecca P. Meegan, Thomas S. Hoctor, James L. Schortemeyer, David S. Maehr 321

Large Mammal Restoration: Too Real to Be Possible? / David S. Maehr 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1559638176

OCLC:

47665559