Coexisting with large carnivores : lessons from Greater Yellowstone / edited by Tim W. Clark, Murray B. Rutherford, Denise Casey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, Susan G., 1942-

Rutherford, Murray B.

Casey, Denise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal relationships--Yellowstone National Park Region.

Human-animal relationships.

Carnivora--Behavior--Yellowstone National Park Region.

Carnivora.

Wildlife management--Yellowstone National Park Region.

Wildlife management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press, c2005.

Summary:

As in the rest of the United States, grizzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions in and around Yellowstone National Park were eliminated or reduced decades ago to very low numbers.

Contents:

About Island Press; Title Page; Copyrights Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Context; Ch. 1: Coexisting with Large Carnivores: Orienting to the Problems; Ch. 2: Management Context: People, Animals, and Institutions; Part II: Cases; Ch. 3: Mountain Lion Management: Resolving Public Conflict; Ch. 4: Grizzly Bear Recovery: Living with Success?; Ch. 5: Wolf Restoration: A Battle in the War over the West; Part III: Exploring Alternatives; Ch. 6: Participatory Projects for Coexistence: Rebuilding Civil Society; Ch. 7: The Institutional System of Wildlife Management: Making it More Effective

Ch. 8: Coexisting with Large Carnivores: Lessons from Greater YellowstoneAppendix: Making Carnivore Management Programs More Effective: A Guide for Decision Making; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-59726-844-5

1-4294-9517-0

OCLC:

560176418