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Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation (Hardcover)
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Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation (Hardcover)
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Dogs are the world's most common and widespread carnivores and are
nearly ubiquitous across the globe. The vast majority of these
dogs, whether owned or un-owned, pure-bred or stray, spend a large
portion of their life as unconfined, free-roaming animals,
persisting at the interface of human and wildlife communities.
Their numbers are particularly large throughout the developing
world, where veterinary care and population control are often
minimal and human populations are burgeoning. This volume brings
together the world's experts to provide a comprehensive, unifying,
and accessible review of the effects of dogs on native wildlife
species. With an emphasis on addressing how free-ranging dogs may
influence wildlife management and native species of conservation
concern, chapters address themes such as the global history and
size of dog populations, dogs as predators, competitors, and prey
of wildlife, the use of dogs as hunting companions, the role of
dogs in maintaining diseases of wildlife, and the potential for
dogs to hybridize with wild canid species. In addition, the
potential role of dogs as mediators of conservation conflict is
assessed, including the role of dogs as livestock guardians, the
potential for dogs to aid researchers in locating rare wildlife
species of conservation interest, and the importance of recognizing
that some populations of dogs such as dingoes have a long history
of genetic isolation and are themselves important conservation
concerns. A common theme woven throughout this volume is the
potential for dogs to mediate how humans interact with wildlife and
the recognition that the success of wildlife conservation and
management efforts are often underpinned by understanding and
addressing the potential roles of free-ranging dogs in diverse
natural ecosystems. Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation is
aimed at professional wildlife and conservation ecologists,
managers, graduate students, and researchers with an interest in
human-dog-wildlife interactions. It will also be of relevance and
use to dog welfare researchers, veterinary scientists, disease
ecologists, and readers with an interest in the interface of
domestic animals and wildlife.
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