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Description: |
xvi, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-285) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction : Journey into wildness -- pt. 1. Wildways. Corridor ecology and large carnivores ; The ecological role of large carnivores ; Crossings -- pt. 2. Where the carnivores roam. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) ; Wolf (Canis lupus) ; Wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) ; Lynx (Lynx canadensis) ; Cougar (Puma concolor) ; Jaguar (Panthera onca) -- Conclusion : Earth household. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "Cristina Eisenberg argues compellingly for the necessity of top predators in large, undisturbed landscapes, and how a continent-long corridor--a "carnivore way"--provides the room they need to roam and the connected landscapes that allow them to disperse. Eisenberg follows the footsteps of six large carnivores--wolves, grizzly bears, lynx, jaguars, wolverines, and cougars--on a 7,500-mile wildlife corridor from Alaska to Mexico, along the Rocky Mountains. Backed by robust science, she shows how their well-being is a critical factor in sustaining healthy landscapes and how it is possible for humans and large carnivores to coexist peacefully and even to thrive."--Jacket. |