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The foremost experts on the North American Model of Wildlife
Conservation come together to discuss its role in the rescue,
recovery, and future of our wildlife resources. At the end of the
nineteenth century, North America suffered a catastrophic loss of
wildlife driven by unbridled resource extraction, market hunting,
and unrelenting subsistence killing. This crisis led powerful
political forces in the United States and Canada to collaborate in
the hopes of reversing the process, not merely halting the
extinctions but returning wildlife to abundance. While there was
great understanding of how to manage wildlife in Europe, where
wildlife management was an old, mature profession, Continental
methods depended on social values often unacceptable to North
Americans. Even Canada, a loyal colony of England, abandoned
wildlife management as practiced in the mother country and joined
forces with like-minded Americans to develop a revolutionary system
of wildlife conservation. In time, and surviving the close scrutiny
and hard ongoing debate of open, democratic societies, this series
of conservation practices became known as the North American Model
of Wildlife Conservation. In this book, editors Shane P. Mahoney
and Valerius Geist, both leading authorities on the North American
Model, bring together their expert colleagues to provide a
comprehensive overview of the origins, achievements, and
shortcomings of this highly successful conservation approach. This
volume * reviews the emergence of conservation in late
nineteenth-early twentieth century North America * provides
detailed explorations of the Model's institutions, principles,
laws, and policies * places the Model within ecological, cultural,
and socioeconomic contexts * describes the many economic, social,
and cultural benefits of wildlife restoration and management *
addresses the Model's challenges and limitations while pointing to
emerging opportunities for increasing inclusivity and optimizing
implementation Studying the North American experience offers
insight into how institutionalizing policies and laws while
incentivizing citizen engagement can result in a resilient
framework for conservation. Written for wildlife professionals,
researchers, and students, this book explores the factors that
helped fashion an enduring conservation system, one that has not
only rescued, recovered, and sustainably utilized wildlife for over
a century, but that has also advanced a significant economic driver
and a greater scientific understanding of wildlife ecology.
Contributors: Leonard A. Brennan, Rosie Cooney, James L. Cummins,
Kathryn Frens, Valerius Geist, James R. Heffelfinger, David G.
Hewitt, Paul R. Krausman, Shane P. Mahoney, John F. Organ, James
Peek, William Porter, John Sandlos, James A. Schaefer
Originally published in 1975. In Mountain Sheep and Man in the
Northern Wilds Valerius Geist, a renowned scientist, sensitive
observer, and natural storyteller here recounts his experiences
among, and reflections upon, the magnificent bighorned sheep of the
Canadian wilderness, where he lived and worked year 'round. The
book presents popular science in the best sense -- beautifully
written, unmistakably accurate, innovative and thought provoking.
In the book, Dr. Geist focuses on cold climates to study animal
behavior and its implications for man. He makes valuable
contributions to our knowledge about aggression and dominance and
offers new insights into the impact of ecological factors upon the
anatomy, physiology and behavior of man as well as beast. He looks
critically at the role of early and modern man as hunter and tells
delightful stories about his own adventures in working with
big-game animals. His splendid photographs capture his enthusiasm
for the land and the sheep. Finally, he ponders the lessons that
urban man can learn from zoological theory so that he may better
live within his ecological means. "To the names Fraser Darling,
Murie, Schaller, Carpenter and Goodall must now be added Geist."
Science "This book is about wilderness, animals and people. These
subjects are woven together in a way that will curl your toes.
Geist is an excellent writer; he has a probing mind a tempered wit
and an ability to convey a total experience. Be sure to read this
one." Frontiers. "Geist writes surpassingly well." Canadian Field
Naturalist "This is a very well written book that will intrigue the
most ingenious thinker. It reflects originality and provides
accurate and interesting reading to anyone interested in wild
animals." Journal of Wildlife Management "This book is immensely
thought provoking." Mammal Review Valerius Geist is a graduate of
the University of British Columbia, where he also received his
Ph.D. He is professor emeritus of environmental science at the
University of Calgary.
“The Arctic is the greatest wilderness on Earth,” says wildlife
guide and photographer Hälle Flygare. In this beautiful book of
pictures of birds and mammals of the high country and far north,
two eminent biologists (Valerius Geist and Geoff Holroyd) and two
well-travelled nature photographers with many years experience
observing wild animals (Hälle Flygare and Wayne Lynch) depict and
describe the wild survivors of the great ice age. Before that
period, our now-temperate regions were populated by giants: woolly
mammoths, enormous bison, short-faced bears, American cheetahs,
ground sloths, gigantic beavers and deer with 4-metre wide antlers.
But even now, “North” means “big”. This book shows Polar
and Alaska Brown bears, big wild sheep, caribou and cougars;
whales, orcas, narwhals and beluga whales; wolves, golden and bald
eagles, and walrus. But the smaller Arctic mammals and birds are
here too: Arctic fox, hares, otters and geese, loons and ptarmigan.
The backdrop is sometimes snow and ice, sometimes the splendid
colour of a northern autumn, in scarlets and golds, and the blues
of coastal waters. The text is both factual — explaining why the
creatures have evolved to look and behave the way they do — and
revelatory: why we need to slow climate change, reduce poisons and
habitat loss in the environment as bird populations slide. Why
changing the population decline is important to us as humans on
Planet Earth. What we should, and can, do.
Based on the acclaimed print series, Grzimeks Animal Life
Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., this new full-color volume covers evolution
in detail. Written for students and general researchers, Grzimeks
Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution explores its topic from a
scientific viewpoint. The volume is also the first to include
comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the
field. Each of the 36 entries was written by a nationally renowned
subject specialist and peer-reviewed by the editor-in-chief and an
editorial board of academic experts specializing in evolutionary
thought. Each entry contains an authoritative and clear treatment
of the topic, comprehensive in both scope and coverage. Entries
also contain full-color images to complement, clarify and add
detail to the text.
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