|
Description: |
196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
|
|
Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index. |
|
|
Contents Note: |
Contents: Pre-settlement records and the demise of cougars on the Great Plains -- Ecology of prairie cougars -- The future of the cougar in the Midwest -- To the prairies and beyond -- Challenges facing the new pioneers -- East beyond the plains. |
|
|
Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Last seen in the 1880s, cougars (also known as pumas or mountain lions) are making a return to the plains regions of the Midwest. Their comeback, heralded by wildlife enthusiasts, has brought concern and questions to many. Will the people of the region make room for cougars? Can they survive the highly altered landscape of the Midwest? Is there a future for these intrepid pioneers if they head even farther east? Using GIS technology, and historical data, among many other methods, Phantoms of the Prairie takes readers on a virtual journey, showing how the cougar might move over the landscape with minimal human contact. Drawing on his years of research on cougars, John W. Laundr offers an overview of what has been, what is, and what might be regarding the return of cougars to their ancestral prairie homeland. |
|
|
Elect. Loc./Access: |
ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10613068 |
|
|
|
Additional Information at Google Books http://books.google.com/books?isbn=9780299287542 |