Endangered animals: a reference guide to conflicting issues/ edited by Richard P. Reading and Brian Miller.

Contributor(s): Reading, Richard P., ed | Miller, Brian, edMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000Description: xviii, 383 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN: 0313308160 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Endangered species | Conservation biology | Rare vertebrates | Wildlife conservationDDC classification: 333.9542
Contents:
Case Studies. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) / M.G.L. Mills. Altai Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon ammon) / Sukhiin Amgalanbaatar and Richard P. Reading. American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) / Erin Muths and Michelle Pellissier Scott. Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) / Maria Rosa Cuesta and Elides Aquiles Sulbaran. Anegada Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) / Numi Mitchell. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) / R. Andrew Odum and David Chiszar. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) / Raman Sukumar. Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) / Ravi Chellam and Vasant K. Saberwal. Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) / Eleanor J. Sterling and Anna T.C. Feistner. Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) / Sarah J. Fowler. Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) / Brian Miller, Richard P. Reading and Tim W. Clark. Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas) / Erin Muths and Paul Stephen Corn. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) / David J. Mattson. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) / John Thorbjarnarson, John L. Behler and Xiaoming Wang. Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) / Henry M. Mix and Axel Braunlich. Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) / Dean Gibson. Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) / Peter Myroniuk and John Seebeck. Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) / Claudio Sillero-Zubiri. European Mink (Mustela lutreola) / Tiit Maran. Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) / Galen B. Rathbun and Richard L. Wallace. Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) / Richard P. Reading. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) / James M. Dietz. Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) / Galen B. Rathbun and Solomon N. Kyalo. Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) / Amy L. Vedder and William Weber. Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) / Mary Rowen and Stuart Williams. Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) / J. Michael Scott and Paul C. Banko. Indian Bat (Myotis sodalis) / Nina Fascione. Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) / Jerome A. Jackson. Jaguar (Panthera onca) / Rodrigo Nunez, Carlos Lopez-Gonzalez and Brian Miller. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) / Jack Frazier. Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) / Jack Frazier. Malagasy Freshwater Fishes / Rick Haeffner. Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) / Blair Csuti, Gary S. Miller and Steven R. Beissinger. Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) / Robert E. Beck, Jr. and Julie A. Savidge. Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) / Luis Mariano Gonzalez. Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus) / Julian Trevino-Villarreal. Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) / Jane M. Packard and Jose F. Bernal-Stoopen. Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) / Stephen J. Dinsmore. Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) / Douglas W. Smith and Michael K. Phillips. Orinoco River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) / Esmeralda Mujica-Jorquera and Ernesto O. Boede. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) / Lauren C. Wemmer and Francesca J. Cuthbert. Po'o-uli (Black-faced Honeycreeper) (Melamprosops phaeosoma) / Paul Conry, Peter Schuyler and Mark Collins. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) / Jerome A. Jackson. Red Wolf (Canis rufus) / Brian T. Kelly and Michael K. Phillips. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera) / Katherine Renton. Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) / Rodney M. Jackson. Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) / Katherine Ralls. Sturgeons and Paddlefishes (Acipenscriformes) / Vadim J. Birstein. Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) / Courtney J. Conway and William R. Eddleman -- Synthesis. Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Endangered Species Conservation: The Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Case / Tim W. Clark. Conclusions: Causes of Endangerment and Conflicts in Recovery / Richard P. Reading and Brian Miller. Selected Conservation Organizations.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-369).

Case Studies. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) / M.G.L. Mills. Altai Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon ammon) / Sukhiin Amgalanbaatar and Richard P. Reading. American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) / Erin Muths and Michelle Pellissier Scott. Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) / Maria Rosa Cuesta and Elides Aquiles Sulbaran. Anegada Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) / Numi Mitchell. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) / R. Andrew Odum and David Chiszar. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) / Raman Sukumar. Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) / Ravi Chellam and Vasant K. Saberwal. Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) / Eleanor J. Sterling and Anna T.C. Feistner. Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) / Sarah J. Fowler. Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) / Brian Miller, Richard P. Reading and Tim W. Clark. Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas) / Erin Muths and Paul Stephen Corn. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) / David J. Mattson. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) / John Thorbjarnarson, John L. Behler and Xiaoming Wang. Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) / Henry M. Mix and Axel Braunlich. Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) / Dean Gibson. Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) / Peter Myroniuk and John Seebeck. Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) / Claudio Sillero-Zubiri. European Mink (Mustela lutreola) / Tiit Maran. Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) / Galen B. Rathbun and Richard L. Wallace. Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) / Richard P. Reading. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) / James M. Dietz. Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) / Galen B. Rathbun and Solomon N. Kyalo. Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) / Amy L. Vedder and William Weber. Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) / Mary Rowen and Stuart Williams. Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) / J. Michael Scott and Paul C. Banko. Indian Bat (Myotis sodalis) / Nina Fascione. Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) / Jerome A. Jackson. Jaguar (Panthera onca) / Rodrigo Nunez, Carlos Lopez-Gonzalez and Brian Miller. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) / Jack Frazier. Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) / Jack Frazier. Malagasy Freshwater Fishes / Rick Haeffner. Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) / Blair Csuti, Gary S. Miller and Steven R. Beissinger. Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) / Robert E. Beck, Jr. and Julie A. Savidge. Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) / Luis Mariano Gonzalez. Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus) / Julian Trevino-Villarreal. Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) / Jane M. Packard and Jose F. Bernal-Stoopen. Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) / Stephen J. Dinsmore. Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) / Douglas W. Smith and Michael K. Phillips. Orinoco River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) / Esmeralda Mujica-Jorquera and Ernesto O. Boede. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) / Lauren C. Wemmer and Francesca J. Cuthbert. Po'o-uli (Black-faced Honeycreeper) (Melamprosops phaeosoma) / Paul Conry, Peter Schuyler and Mark Collins. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) / Jerome A. Jackson. Red Wolf (Canis rufus) / Brian T. Kelly and Michael K. Phillips. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera) / Katherine Renton. Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) / Rodney M. Jackson. Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) / Katherine Ralls. Sturgeons and Paddlefishes (Acipenscriformes) / Vadim J. Birstein. Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) / Courtney J. Conway and William R. Eddleman -- Synthesis. Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Endangered Species Conservation: The Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Case / Tim W. Clark. Conclusions: Causes of Endangerment and Conflicts in Recovery / Richard P. Reading and Brian Miller. Selected Conservation Organizations.

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