Wolves

Wolves
Author: L. David Mech
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0226516989

Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United States and Europe, wolves have made a tremendous comeback in recent years, thanks to legal protection, changing human attitudes, and efforts to reintroduce them to suitable habitats in North America. As wolf populations have rebounded, scientific studies of them have also flourished. But there hasn't been a systematic, comprehensive overview of wolf biology since 1970. In Wolves, many of the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art coverage of just about everything you could want to know about these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and hunting techniques, population dynamics, physiology and pathology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with nonhuman animals such as bears and coyotes, reintroduction, interactions with humans, and conservation and recovery efforts. The book discusses both gray and red wolves in detail and includes information about wolves around the world, from the United States and Canada to Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Mongolia. Wolves is also extensively illustrated with black and white photos, line drawings, maps, and fifty color plates. Unrivalled in scope and comprehensiveness, Wolves will become the definitive resource on these extraordinary animals for scientists and amateurs alike. “An excellent compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research. . . . It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an excellent summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come.”—Stephen Harris, New Scientist “This is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves.”—Stephen Mills, BBC Wildlife Magazine

Ecology and Conservation of Wolves in a Changing World

Ecology and Conservation of Wolves in a Changing World
Author: Ludwig N. Carbyn
Publisher: Canadian Circumpolar Institute
Total Pages: 656
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the Second North American Symposium on Wolves, held in Edmonton in August 1992.

Yellowstone Wolves

Yellowstone Wolves
Author: Douglas W. Smith
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2020-12-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 022672848X

This beautifully illustrated volume on the Yellowstone Wolf Project includes an introduction by Jane Goodall and an exclusive online documentary. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park was one of the greatest wildlife conservation achievements of the twentieth century. Eradicated after the park was first established, these iconic carnivores returned in 1995 when the US government reversed its century-old policy of extermination. In the intervening decades, scientists have built a one-of-a-kind field study of these wolves, their behaviors, and their influence on the entire ecosystem. Yellowstone Wolves tells the incredible story of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, as told by the people behind it. This wide-ranging volume highlights what has been learned in the decades since reintroduction, as well as the unique blend of research techniques used to gain this knowledge. We learn about individual wolves, population dynamics, wolf-prey relationships, genetics, disease, management and policy, and the rippling ecosystem effects wolves have had on Yellowstone’s wild and rare landscape. Featuring a foreword by Jane Goodall, beautiful images, a companion online documentary by celebrated filmmaker Bob Landis, and contributions from more than seventy wolf and wildlife conservation luminaries from Yellowstone and around the world, Yellowstone Wolves is an informative and beautifully realized celebration of the extraordinary Yellowstone Wolf Project.

Rewilding

Rewilding
Author: Nathalie Pettorelli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2019-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108472672

Discusses the benefits and risks, as well as the economic and socio-political realities, of rewilding as a novel conservation tool.

Heart of a Shepherd

Heart of a Shepherd
Author: Rosanne Parry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009-01-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375892508

From acclaimed author of A Wolf Called Wander, Rosanne Parry welcomes readers into the Heartland in this tender coming-of-age story. When Brother's dad is shipped off to Iraq, along with the rest of his reserve unit, Brother must help his grandparents keep the ranch going. He’s determined to maintain it just as his father left it, in the hope that doing so will ensure his father’s safe return. The hardships Brother faces will not only change the ranch, but also reveal his true calling.

Colonial Mediascapes

Colonial Mediascapes
Author: Matthew Cohen
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0803254415

In colonial North and South America, print was only one way of communicating. Information in various forms flowed across the boundaries between indigenous groups and early imperial settlements. Natives and newcomers made speeches, exchanged gifts, invented gestures, and inscribed their intentions on paper, bark, skins, and many other kinds of surfaces. No one method of conveying meaning was privileged, and written texts often relied on nonwritten modes of communication. Colonial Mediascapes examines how textual and nontextual literatures interacted in colonial North and South America. Extending the textual foundations of early American literary history, the editors bring a wide range of media to the attention of scholars and show how struggles over modes of communication intersected with conflicts over religion, politics, race, and gender. This collection of essays by major historians, anthropologists, and literary scholars demonstrates that the European settlement of the Americas and European interaction with Native peoples were shaped just as much by communication challenges as by traditional concerns such as religion, economics, and resources.

The World of Wolves

The World of Wolves
Author: Luigi Boitani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2010
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Contributors include recognized scientists and other wolf experts who introduce new and sometimes controversial findings. The World of Wolves included colour photographs of wild wolves by Peter A. Dettling, David C. Olson, and Robert J. Weselmann, and drawings by wildlife artist Susan Shimeld. --Book Jacket.

The Wolves of Denali

The Wolves of Denali
Author: L. David Mech
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2003-05-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780816629596

For more than nine years the wolves in Alaska's Denali National Park were the subject of intense research by a group of renowned scientists led by L. David Mech. The result of their work is the most comprehensive study of a population of wolves and their prey ever available. This accessible, fascinating, and extensively illustrated book will appeal to researchers, general readers, and wolf enthusiasts across the world.

Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska

Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1997-11-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309064058

This book assesses Alaskan wolf and bear management programs from scientific and economic perspectives. Relevant factors that should be taken into account when evaluating the utility of such programs are identified. The assessment includes a review of current scientific knowledge about the dynamics and management of large mammalian predator-prey relationships and human harvest of wildlife in northern ecosystems, and an evaluation of the extent to which existing research and management data allow prediction of the outcome of wolf management or control programs and grizzly bear management programs. Included is an evaluation of available economic studies and methodologies for estimating the costs and benefits of predator control programs in Alaska.

Waiting for Wolves in Japan

Waiting for Wolves in Japan
Author: John Knight
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780199255184

A conservationist group has launched a campaign for the reintroduction of the wolf in Japan, arguing that the wolf would be the saviour of upland areas that are suffering from wildlife pestilence.