Penn State University Press, 2015. — 280 p. Biologists studying large carnivores in wild places usually do so from a distance, using telemetry and noninvasive methods of data collection. So what happens when an anthropologist studies a clan of spotted hyenas, Africa’s second-largest carnivores, up close - and in a city of a hundred thousand inhabitants? In Among the Bone...
Patagonia, 2010. — 288 p. Glutton, demon of destruction, symbol of slaughter, mightiest of wilderness villains... The wolverine comes marked with a reputation based on myth and fancy. Yet this enigmatic animal is more complex than the legends that surround it. With a shrinking wilderness and global warming, the future of the wolverine is uncertain. The Wolverine Way reveals the...
Publisher: Island Press; 1 edition (May 5, 2005), 290 p. Language: English The book is divided into three parts. Part I begins with an introduction to large carnivore management as a social process (chapter 1), examining the ongoing struggle and its significance to the future health of the region and its human and animal inhabitants and identifying fundamental problems that...
Routledge, 2018. — 364 p. Large carnivores include iconic species such as bears, wolves and big cats. Their habitats are increasingly being shared with humans, and there is a growing number of examples of human-carnivore coexistence as well as conflict. Next to population dynamics of large carnivores, there are considerable attitude shifts towards these species worldwide with...
2nd Edition — Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2018. — 272 p. Ranging from the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures. This new edition of Luke Hunter's comprehensive guide profiles all of the world's...
Second Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2007. — 459 p. When this book was first published in 1989, it was a story produced in Britain and based mainly on research done in the Palaearctic (Britain and Eurasia), plus smaller contributions from the United States and New Zealand. British interest in natural history for its own sake goes back to Gilbert White and his clerical...
Baltimore and London. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005, 328 p. ISBN: 0801880335 ,0801880327 Although they are highly intelligent, ruthless predators, carnivores are increasingly rare. From the dwarf mongoose to the polar bear, carnivores are at once respected and misunderstood, invoking both fear and curiosity in the humans with whom they share their world. Ronald M....
Marshall Cavendish, 2011. — 46 p. Examines the anatomy and special skills of raccoons, as well as their habitats, diets, and other skills unique to their species. A father and mother and their two children were quietly watching television one evening in their home in New York City when they heard animal noises coming from the kitchen. The father went to investigate. He found a...
Lyons Press, 2014. — 244 p. "When Man Becomes Prey" examines the details of fatal predator attacks on humans, providing an opportunity to learn about the factors and behaviors that led to attacks. The predators profiled in the book include black bears, grizzly bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and gray wolves - the first time all five species have been included in one volume....
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