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Bobcat : master of survival / by Hansen, Kevin.;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-203) and index.

Subjects: Bobcat.; Wildlife conservation.;

© 2007., Oxford University Press,

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Wildlife habitat conservation : concepts, challenges, and solutions / by Morrison, Michael L.; Mathewson, Heather A.(Heather Alexis),1974-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.The misunderstanding of habitat / Heather A. Mathewson and Michael L. Morrison -- Exploration and critique of habitat and habitat quality / Fred S. Guthery and Bronson K. Strickland -- Demographic consequences of habitat / Amanda D. Rodewald -- Managing habitats in a changing world / Beatrice Van Horne and John A. Wiens -- Habitat loss and degradation : understanding anthropogenic stressors and their impacts on individuals, populations, and communities / Clinton D. Francis -- Population genetics and wildlife habitat / Lisette P. Waits and Clinton W. Epps -- Habitat fragmentation and corridors / K. Shawn Smallwood -- The impact of invasive species on wildlife habitat / Julie L. Lockwood and J. Curtis Burkhalter -- Thoughts on models and prediction / Bret A. Collier and Douglas H. Johnson -- Manage habitat, monitor species / Michael K. Schwartz, Jamie S. Sanderlin, and William M. Block -- The effects of disturbance and succession on wildlife habitat and animal communities / Kevin S. McKelvey -- Wildlife habitat restoration / Kathi L. Borgmann and Courtney J. Conway -- Conclusion: Synthesis for advancing useful knowledge of habitat : unifying themes or many directions? / Michael L. Morrison and Heather A. Mathewson.This collection of essays discusses foundations and definitions of wildlife habitats, habitats in peril, and research and conservation.

Subjects: Habitat conservation.;

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Wildlife management and conservation : contemporary principles and practices / by Krausman, Paul R.,1946-; Cain, James W.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Defining Wildlife and Wildlife Management / Paul R. Krausman -- The History of Wildlife Conservation in North America / Robert D. Brown -- The Wildlife Professional / John F. Organ -- Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management / Daniel J. Decker, Shawn J. Riley, and William F. Siemer -- Structured Decision Making / Michael C. Runge, J. Barry Grand, and Michael S. Mitchell -- The Scale in Wildlife Management : The Difficulty with Extrapolation / John A. Bissonette -- Wildlife Population Dynamics / L. Scott Mills and Heather E. Johnson -- Diseases and Parasites / David A. Jessup -- Hunting and Trapping / James R. Heffelfinger -- Impacts of Weather and Accidents on Wildlife / Michael R. Conover, Jonathan B. Dinkins, and Michael J. Haney -- Nutritional Ecology / Katherine L. Parker -- Water and Other Welfare Factors / James W. Cain III, Paul R. Krausman, and Steven S. Rosenstock -- Predator-Prey Relationships and Management / Clint Boal and Warren B. Ballard -- Animal Behavior / John L. Koprowski and W. Sue Fairbanks -- Habitat / R. William Mannan and Robert J. Steidl -- Wildlife Restoration / Michael L. Morrison -- Climate Change and Wildlife / Marta A. Jarzyna, Benjamin Zuckerberg, and William F. Porter -- Conservation Planning for Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat / Susan P. Rupp, Anna M. Munoz, and Roel R. Lopez -- Managing Populations / William P. Kuvlesky, Jr., Leonard A. Brennan, Bart M. Ballard, Tyler A. Campbell, David G. Hewitt, Charles A. Deyoung, Scott E. Henke, Fidel Hernandez, and Fred C. Bryant.

Subjects: Wildlife management; Wildlife conservation;

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A guide to Michigan's endangered wildlife / by Evers, David C.,1962-;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-100).

Subjects: Endangered species; Wildlife conservation;

© c1992., University of Michigan Press,

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Cougar : ecology and conservation / by Hornocker, Maurice G.; Negri, Sharon.;

Includes bibliographical references ([266]-298) and index.The Bitterroot tom / Maurice Hornocker -- To save a mountain lion : evolving philosophy of nature and cougars / R. Bruce Gill -- The emerging cougar chronicle / Harley Shaw -- Lessons and insights from evolution, taxonomy, and conservation genetics / Melanie Culver -- Cougar management in North America. United States / Charles R. Anderson Jr. and Frederick Lindzey. Canada / Kyle H. Knopff, Martin G. Jalkotzy, and Mark S. Boyce -- Tracking for a living / Kerry Murphy -- Cougar population dynamics / Howard Quigley and Maurice Hornocker -- What we know about pumas in Latin America / John W. Laundré and Lucina Hernández -- The world's southernmost pumas in Patagonia and the southern Andes / Susan Walker and Andrés Novaro -- Notes from the field / Linda L. Sweanor -- Behavior and social organization of a solitary carnivore / Kenneth A. Logan and Linda L. Sweanor -- Diet and prey selection of a perfect predator / Kerry Murphy and Toni K. Ruth -- Cougar-prey relationships / Toni K. Ruth and Kerry Murphy -- Competition with other carnivores for prey / Toni K. Ruth and Kerry Murphy -- Death of a towncat / Harley Shaw -- A focal species for conservation planning / Paul Beier -- Cougar-human interactions / Linda L. Sweanor and Kenneth A. Logan -- People, politics, and cougar management / David J. Mattson and Susan G. Clark -- Cougar conservation : the growing role of citizens and government / Sharon Negri and Howard Quigley -- Pressing business / Maurice Hornocker -- Appendix 1 : Genetics techniques primer -- Appendix 2 : Cougar harvest in the United States -- Appendix 3 : Groups participating in cougar management -- Appendix 4 : Cougar litigation summary, a partial listing -- Appendix 5 : Summary of cougar ballot initiatives in the United States.

Subjects: Puma; Wildlife conservation.; Wildlife management.; Puma.; Ecology.; Conservation of Natural Resources.;

© c2010., The University of Chicago Press,

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Endangered species : protecting biodiversity / by Evans, Kim Masters.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index.Extinction and endangered species -- The endangered species act -- Marine mammals -- Fish -- Clams, snails, crustaceans, and corals -- Amphibians and reptiles -- Terrestrial mammals -- Birds -- Insects and spiders -- Plants.Discusses what has been done to protect endangered species in the United States and around the world, and examines the debate over what future actions are warranted.

Subjects: Endangered species.; Endangered species; Extinction (Biology); Wildlife conservation.; Wildlife conservation; Nature conservation.;

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The condor's shadow : the loss and recovery of wildlife in America / by Wilcove, David Samuel.;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-317).

Subjects: Endangered species; Wildlife conservation;

© 2000., Anchor Books,

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The Kirtland's warbler in the jack pine ecosystem [videorecording]. by Michigan.Dept. of Natural Resources.; Silvertip Productions Ltd.;

VHS.Presents the conservation efforts of the Kirtland's Warbler Recovery Team in Northern Michigan. Features and explains the unique ecological value of satisfying the warbler's nesting requirements by controlled clear cutting and burning of the jack pine forest.

Subjects: Kirtland's warbler; Habitat (Ecology); Wildlife conservation; Forest birds;

© [199-?], Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources,

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Once & future giants : what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals / by Levy, Sharon,1959-;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index.Elegy for the mastodon -- Mammoth tracks -- Giants down under -- Wild dreams -- Wild realities -- The big heat -- Dead beasts walking.Discusses the mass extinction of megafauna during the Pleistocene era and what could have caused the event, and looks at the descendants of megafauna living on the Earth today.

Subjects: Extinction (Biology); Paleontology; Mammals; Prehistoric peoples.; Hunting, Prehistoric.; Paleoecology; Mammals; Wildlife conservation.;

© c2011., Oxford University Press,

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Insects and wildlife : arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals / by Capinera, John L.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Insects and their relatives -- Structure and function of insects -- Food resources for wildlife -- Wildlife diets -- Insects important as food for wildlife -- Insects and ecosystems -- Transmission of disease agents to wildlife by arthropods -- Infectious disease agents transmitted to wildlife by arthropods -- Parasitic disease agents transmitted to wildlife by arthropods -- Arthropods as parasites of wildlife -- Pesticides and their effects on wildlife -- Alternatives to insecticides -- Insect-wildlife relationships -- Insect and wildlife conservation.

Subjects: Insects; Vertebrates; Vertebrates; Insects as carriers of disease.; Insecticides; Wildlife conservation.;

© 2010., Wiley-Blackwell,

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