The Carnivore Way: Coexisting with and Conserving North America's Predators - Wildlife Conservation Book for Nature Lovers, Perfect for Outdoor Enthusiasts & Environmental Education
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What would it be like to live in a world with no predators roaming our landscapes? Would their elimination, which humans have sought with ever greater urgency in recent times, bring about a pastoral, peaceful human civilization? Or in fact is their existence critical to our own, and do we need to be doing more to assure their health and the health of the landscapes they need to thrive? In The Carnivore Way, Cristina Eisenberg argues compellingly for the necessity of top predators in large, undisturbed landscapes, and how a continental-long corridor—a “carnivore way”—provides the room they need to roam and connected landscapes that allow them to disperse. Eisenberg follows the footsteps of six large carnivores—wolves, grizzly bears, lynx, jaguars, wolverines, and cougars—on a 7,500-mile wildlife corridor from Alaska to Mexico along the Rocky Mountains. Backed by robust science, she shows how their well-being is a critical factor in sustaining healthy landscapes and how it is possible for humans and large carnivores to coexist peacefully and even to thrive. University students in natural resource science programs, resource managers, conservation organizations, and anyone curious about carnivore ecology and management in a changing world will find a thoughtful guide to large carnivore conservation that dispels long-held myths about their ecology and contributions to healthy, resilient landscapes.
Customer Reviews
This is a very enjoyable book about a topic that is extremely interesting to me. I've read a lot of books on wolf ecology and biology but the tension between those individuals residing in rural areas and wildlife conservation efforts is an important piece of the puzzle that we must understand with more clarity.In addition to discussion about select large carnivores (wolves, grizzly bears, lynx, jaguars, wolverines and cougars), their habitat and how to coexist with them, Dr. Eisenberg defines and explains important conservation tenets such as corridor ecology and trophic cascades - terms that I've read about before but never completely understood. But perhaps the most important chapter is the last, entitled "Earth Household". Within this chapter. Dr. Eisenberg talks about the evolution of our conservation ethics, including the important "North American Model of Wildlife Conservation", which serves as the basis for many of our current management efforts. She explains how bias exists within this model and what we can do to change the way that communities, states and even our nation manage wildlife.Finally, her chapter notes and a glossary of terms are a rich source of information that I will use to expand my knowledge on these and other topics. My thanks to Dr. Eisenberg for a very readable and informative book.
