Author: Karen Maria BlejwasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Selective Removal of Breeding Coyotes
Ecology and Behavior of Coyotes in Relation to Depredation and Control on a California Sheep Ranch
Author: Benjamin Nicholas SacksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Coyote Control by Means of Den Hunting
Author: Stanley Paul YoungPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coyote
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Author: Research Update
Author: National Wildlife Research Center (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wildlife management
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Den Hunting as a Means of Coyote Control
Author: Stanley Paul YoungPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coyote
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Urban Carnivores
Author: Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801893895
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Research Update
Author: Denver Wildlife Research CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wildlife research
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Predator Paradox
Author: John A. ShivikPublisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807080772
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An expert in wildlife management tells the stories of those who are finding new ways for humans and mammalian predators to coexist. Stories of backyard bears and cat-eating coyotes are becoming increasingly common—even for people living in non-rural areas. Farmers anxious to protect their sheep from wolves aren’t the only ones concerned: suburbanites and city dwellers are also having more unwanted run-ins with mammalian predators. And that might not be a bad thing. After all, our government has been at war with wildlife since 1914, and the death toll has been tremendous: federal agents kill a combined ninety thousand wolves, bears, coyotes, and cougars every year, often with dubious biological effectiveness. Only recently have these species begun to recover. Given improved scientific understanding and methods, can we continue to slow the slaughter and allow populations of mammalian predators to resume their positions as keystone species? As carnivore populations increase, however, their proximity to people, pets, and livestock leads to more conflict, and we are once again left to negotiate the uneasy terrain between elimination and conservation. In The Predator Paradox, veteran wildlife management expert John Shivik argues that we can end the war while still preserving and protecting these key species as fundamental components of healthy ecosystems. By reducing almost sole reliance on broad scale “death from above” tactics and by incorporating nonlethal approaches to managing wildlife—from electrified flagging to motion-sensor lights—we can dismantle the paradox, have both people and predators on the landscape, and ensure the long-term survival of both. As the boundary between human and animal habitat blurs, preventing human-wildlife conflict depends as much on changing animal behavior as on changing our own perceptions, attitudes, and actions. To that end, Shivik focuses on the facts, mollifies fears, and presents a variety of tools and tactics for consideration. Blending the science of the wild with entertaining and dramatic storytelling, Shivik’s clear-eyed pragmatism allows him to appeal to both sides of the debate, while arguing for the possibility of coexistence: between ranchers and environmentalists, wildlife managers and animal-welfare activists, and humans and animals.
Den Hunting as a Means of Coyote Control
Author: Stanley Paul YoungPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Den Hunting as a Means of Coyote Control is an attempt made by Stanley Paul Young to give some handy tips to the readers on Coyote control. Principal biologist, in charge of the Division of Predatory Animal and Rodent Control, Young wrote about the importance of Den Hunting stating, "Coyotes are particularly destructive during the denning season because of the need of extra food both for themselves and their young. Lambing bands of sheep on open ranges suffer the heaviest losses. Coyotes that kill lambs during April and May generally have dens, and when the dens are located and the whelps destroyed, the sheep killing usually stops." Contents of the book include: Importance of den hunting Qualifications and equipment of the den hunter Breeding habits and number of young Denning sites and habits Methods of den hunting Activities of whelps Removing whelps from dens Trapping and shooting adults