Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States: An Endangered Species Success Story - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0387859519 ISBN 13 : 9780387859514

Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2009

Synopsis

In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early proponents of wolf conservation such as Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and Durward Allen lived and worked in the region. The longest ongoing research on wolf-prey relations (see Vucetich and Peterson, Chap. 3) and the first use of radio telemetry for studying wolves (see Mech, Chap. 2) occurred in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region is the first place in the United States where "Endangered" wolf populations recovered. All three states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) developed ecologically and socially sound wolf conservation plans, and the federal government delisted the population of wolves in these states from the United States list of endangered and threatened species on March 12, 2007 (see Refsnider, Chap. 21). Wolf management reverted to the individual states at that time. Although this delisting has since been challenged, we believe that biological recovery of wolves has occurred and anticipate the delisting will be restored. This will be the first case of wolf conservation reverting from the federal government to the state conser- tion agencies in the United States.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Tracing the recovery of gray wolves in the Great Lakes region, where they were never extirpated, and highlighting lessons learned by conservationists during the recovery process, each chapter of this book includes a thorough review of the pertinent literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0387859519
• ISBN 13: 9780387859514
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 358
• Éditeur: Wydeven Adrian P., Van Deelen Timothy R., Heske Edward
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: CMN Printpool Inh. Mathis Neumann; https://www.also.com/ec/cms5/en_6000/6000/index.jsp; ; Friedrich-Karl-Str. 9; Hamburg; Allemagne