Phantoms of the prairie : the return of cougars to the Midwest / John W. Laundre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laundré, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puma--Middle West.

Puma.

Puma--Great Plains.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Last seen in the 1880s, cougars (also known as pumas or mountain lions) are making a return to the plains regions of the Midwest. Their comeback, heralded by wildlife enthusiasts, has brought concern and questions to many. Will the people of the region make room for cougars? Can they survive the highly altered landscape of the Midwest? Is there a future for these intrepid pioneers if they head even farther east? Using GIS technology, and historical data, among many other methods, Phantoms of the Prairie takes readers on a virtual journey, showing how the cougar might move over the landscape with minimal human contact. Drawing on his years of research on cougars, John W. Laundré offers an overview of what has been, what is, and what might be regarding the return of cougars to their ancestral prairie homeland.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

1. Pre-Settlement Records and the Demise of Cougars on the Great Plains

2. Ecology of Prairie Cougars

3. The Future of the Cougar in the Midwest

4. To the Prairies and Beyond

5. Challenges Facing the New Pioneers

6. East beyond the Plains

Epilogue

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.

ISBN:

9781283692281

1283692287

9780299287535

029928753X

OCLC:

813928750