Author: Adolph Murie Publisher: University of Washington Press ISBN: 0295802693 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 259
Book Description
In the time of Lewis and Clark, wolves were abundant throughout North America from the Arctic regions to Mexico. But man declared war on this cunning and powerful animal when cattle replaced the buffalo on the western plains, reducing the wolf’s range to those few areas in the Far North where economic necessity did not call for its extinction. Between 1939 and 1941, Adolph Murie, one of North America’s greatest naturalists, made a field study of the relationship between wolves and Dall sheep in Mount McKinley National Park (since renamed Denali National Park) which has come to be respected as a classic work of natural history. In this study Murie not only described the life cycle of Alaskan wolves in greater detail than has ever been done, but he discovered a great deal about the entire ecological network of predator and prey. The issues surrounding the survival of the wolf and its prey are more important today than ever, and Murie helps us understand the careful balance that must be maintained to ensure that these magnificent animals prosper. Originally available only in government publications which are long out-of-print, this account of a much maligned animal is now available in its first popular edition.
Author: Adolph Murie Publisher: ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Based on a field study of the ecological relationship between the timber wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus) and the Dall sheep (Ovis dalli dalli), 1934-41; includes sections on the ecology of the caribou, moose, grizzly bear, red fox (Vulpes kenaiensis), and golden eagle.
Author: Timothy Rawson Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 354
Book Description
In the 1930s, the National Park Service stopped killing wolves in Alaska's McKinley National Park, beginning a controversy over the value of predators and game animals which lasted for more than 20 years. In this volume, Rawson (history, Alaska Pacific U.) examines the history of this controversy and discusses the ways in which it continues to shape National Park Service policy. c. Book News Inc.
Author: Karen R. Jones Publisher: University of Calgary Press ISBN: 1552380726 Category : Electronic books Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
"This book documents the changing tenets of landscape preservation and species protection in preserves of the United States and Canada through a capacious study of canine history."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Adolph Murie
Author: Adolph Murie
Author: Richard Charles Chapman
Author: Timothy Rawson
Author: Hudson Stuck
Author: Karen R. Jones
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands
Author: Adolph Murie
Author: United States. Congress. House. Public lands
Author: Tom Walker