Cougar Ecology and Conservation 1st Edition by Maurice Hornocker, Sharon Negri, Alan Rabinowitz ISBN 0226353443 9780226353449

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ISBN 10: 0226353443 
ISBN 13: 9780226353449
Author: Maurice Hornocker, Sharon Negri, Alan Rabinowit

The cougar is one of the most beautiful, enigmatic, and majestic animals in the Americas. Eliciting reverence for its grace and independent nature, it also triggers fear when it comes into contact with people, pets, and livestock or competes for hunters’ game. Mystery, myth, and misunderstanding surround this remarkable creature. The cougar’s range once extended from northern Canada to the tip of South America, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic, making it the most widespread animal in the western hemisphere. But overhunting and loss of habitat vastly reduced cougar numbers by the early twentieth century across much of its historical range, and today the cougar faces numerous threats as burgeoning human development encroaches on its remaining habitat. When Maurice Hornocker began the first long-term study of cougars in the Idaho wilderness in 1964, little was known about this large cat. Its secretive nature and rarity in the landscape made it difficult to study. But his groundbreaking research yielded major insights and was the prelude to further research on this controversial species. The capstone to Hornocker’s long career studying big cats, Cougar is a powerful and practical resource for scientists, conservationists, and anyone with an interest in large carnivores.  He and conservationist Sharon Negri bring together the diverse perspectives of twenty-two distinguished scientists to provide the fullest account of the cougar’s ecology, behavior, and genetics, its role as a top predator, and its conservation needs. This compilation of recent findings, stunning photographs, and firsthand accounts of field research unravels the mysteries of this magnificent animal and emphasizes its importance in healthy ecosystem processes and in our lives.

Cougar Ecology and Conservation 1st Table of contents:

Part I. Research and Management Come of Age
The Bitterroot Tom / Maurice Hornocker
1. To Save a Mountain Lion: Evolving Philosophy of Nature and Cougars / R. Bruce Gill
2. The Emerging Cougar Chronicle / Harley Shaw
3. Lessons and Insights from Evolution, Taxonomy,and Conservation Genetics / Melanie Culver
4. Cougar Management in North America / United States: Charles R. Anderson Jr. and Frederick Lindzey
Part II. Populations
Tracking for a Living / Kerry Murphy
5. Cougar Population Dynamics / Howard Quigley and Maurice Hornocker
6. What We Know about Pumas in Latin America / John W. Laundré and Lucina Hernández
7. The World’s Southernmost Pumas in Patagonia and the Southern Andes / Susan Walker and Andrés N
Part III. Cougars and Their Prey
Notes from the Field / Linda L. Sweanor
8. Behavior and Social Organization of a Solitary Carnivore / Kenneth A. Logan and Linda L. Sweanor
9. Diet and Prey Selection of a Perfect Predator / Kerry Murphy and Toni K. Ruth
10. Cougar-Prey Relationships / Toni K. Ruth and Kerry Murphy
11. Competition with Other Carnivores for Prey / Toni K. Ruth and Kerry Murphy
Part IV. Conservation and Coexisting with People
Death of a Towncat / Harley Shaw
12. A Focal Species for Conservation Planning / Paul Beier
13. Cougar-Human Interactions / Linda L. Sweanor and Kenneth A. Logan
14. People, Politics, and Cougar Management / David J. Mattson and Susan G. Clark
15. Cougar Conservation: The Growing Role of Citizens and Government / Sharon Negri and Howard Quigl
16. Pressing Business / Maurice Hornocker

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