The predator paradox : ending the war with wolves, bears, cougars, and coyotes /
John A. Shivik.
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books
Omfang | 1 online resource (196 pages )
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Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - The war. The battlefield ; Predators, people, and prey : impacts and interactions ; Food : an inseparable connection ; Perceptions that fuel the paradox -- Détente. The phenomenon of fright : disruptive stimuli ; Personality and peer pressure ; Of spiked donuts and turbo-charged flagging : testing aversive stimuli ; Close, but not too close : altering territories ; Animal husbandry : sometimes it's about money, sometimes it's not ; The power of emotion and the need for knowledge.. - An expert in wildlife management outlines examples of successful practices of non-lethal mammal predator management, revealing how tens of thousands of threatened predators are euthanized annually and how to change current approaches to protect ecosystems and human needs.
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ISBN | 0-8070-8497-2
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