Wildlife ecology and management in Mexico / edited by Raul Valdez, J. Alfonso Ortega-S. and Timothy E. Fulbright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Valdez, Raul, editor.

Ortega-S., J. Alfonso, editor.

Fulbright, Timothy E., editor.

Series:

Perspectives on south Texas.

Perspectives on south Texas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation--Mexico.

Wildlife conservation.

Wildlife management--Mexico.

Wildlife management.

Animal ecology--Mexico.

Animal ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Mexico is the fourteenth largest country in the world and ranks fifth in biodiversity. Located in the transition zone between the temperate and tropical regions of North and South America, Mexico is an important migratory corridor for wildlife and also provides wintering habitat for several species of bats, monarch butterflies, and temperate North American nesting birds. Mexico faces several challenges to wildlife management and conservation efforts. While there is increased public education and acknowledgment of the valuable benefits wildlife provides, there is still much work to do to incentivize conservation efforts. Fortunately, there is growing recognition that Mexico's wildlife resources can be a critical component in the rural economic development of the country. Bringing together an international team of wildlife experts across North America, Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico provides information on the status, distribution, ecological relationships, and habitat requirements and management of the most important game birds and mammals in Mexico. It also reviews current threats and challenges facing wildlife conservation as well as strategies for resolving these issues. This reference is a valuable tool for wildlife biologists, wildlife management professionals, and anyone interested in conserving Mexico's wealth of natural resources. By laying out the challenges to conservation research, editors Raul Valdez and J. Alfonso Ortega-S. hope to encourage interdisciplinary communication and collaboration across borders.

Contents:

Historical conservation perspectives / Raul Valdez

Natural and human landscapes of Mexico / Antony Challenger

Wildlife as a public and economic resource in Mexico / Carlos González-Rebeles Islas, Melisa Meztli Méndez Méndez, and Raul Valdez

Tinamous of Mexico / Erick H. Baur, Patricia L.R. Brennan, and Daniel M. Brooks

Curassows, guans, and chachalacas

Roel R. Lopez, Nova J. Silvy, Markus J. Peterson, Daniel M. Brooks, Erick H. Baur, and Fernando González-García

Cranes in Mexico / Felipe Chávez-Ramírez

Ducks and geese of Mexico

Raul Valdez, Fernando Clemente-Sánchez, and Jack C. Eitniear

Quail in Mexico / Fidel Hernández, E. Alejandro Lozano-Cavazos, Gilberto Chávez-León, David García-Solórzano, and Leonard A. Brennan

Turkeys of Mexico / Erick H. Baur, Sanford D. Schemnitz, Alberto Lafón-Terrazas, and Lovett E. Williams Jr.

Pigeons and doves in Mexico

Nova J. Silvy and Roel R. Lopez

Coyotes in Mexico / Lucina Hernández and John W. Laundré

Black bears in Mexico / Jonás A. Delgadillo Villalobos, Santiago Gibert Isern, Mario Alberto García Aranda, Ramiro Velázquez Rincón

Jaguars and pumas in Mexico

Raul Valdez, Octavio César Rosas Rosas, and Rodrigo Núñez Pérez

Peccaries in Mexico / Rafael Angel Reyna-Hurtado, Eduardo J. Naranjo, Salvador Mandujano, and Ignacio March Mifsut

Tapirs in Mexico / Eduardo J. Naranjo

Mule deer in Mexico / Louis A. Harveson, Alfonso Ortega-Sánchez, Reagan Gage, and Carlos H. Alcalá-Galván

White-tailed deer in northern Mexico / Salvador Mandujano, Sonia Antonieta Gallina Tessaro, and J. Alfonso Ortega-S.

Brocket deer and tropical white-tailed deer in Mexico / Manuel Weber

Pronghorn in Mexico

Whitney J. Gann, Louis A. Harveson, Carlos E. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, and Raul Valdez

Desert bighorn sheep in Mexico

Andrew V. Sandoval, Raul Valdez, and Alejandro Espinosa-T.

Evolution of wildlife laws and policy in Mexico / Carlos González-Rebeles Islas, Melisa Meztli Méndez Méndez, and Raul Valdez

Wildlife conservation management challenges and strategies in Mexico / J. Alfonso Ortega-S., Jorge G. Villarreal González, Salvador Mandujano, Sonia Antonieta Gallina Tessaro, Manuel Weber, Fernando Clemente-Sánchez, and Raul Valdez.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-724-8

OCLC:

1084757027