[PDF] The Land And Wildlife Of North America eBook

Author : Susan J. Wernert
Publisher : Readers Digest
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 28,61 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780762100200

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Identifies and describes many varieties of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, trees, and wildflowers found in North America.

Author : Peter Matthiessen
Publisher : Penguin Group USA
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780140047936

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This classic history of the rare, threatened, and extinct animals of North America is a dramatic chronicle of man's role in the disappearance of great and small species of our land. "Should be the number one source volume for everyone who embraces the philosophy of conservation".--Roger Tory Peterson. Illustrations throughout.

Author : David Jones
Publisher : Whitecap Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,10 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781552857649

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Now in paper: A well-illustrated exploration of North American wildlife, featuring a compelling text and 400 intriguing photographs taken in the wild by some of the best wildlife photographers.

Author : Shane P. Mahoney
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 13,40 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1421432811

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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

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Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,38 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780895779489

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Contains the answers to over 500 questions about American natural history including how do hibernating animals know when to wake up, how were the Great Lakes formed, and how do woodpeckers detect food through solid wood.