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With Over Half Of The World's Human Population Now Living In Cities, Human-carnivore Interaction In Urban Areas Is A Growing Area Of Concern For Wildlife Managers, Conservationists, Urban Planners, And The Public At Large. This Volume Brings Together Leading International Carnivore Researchers To Explore The Unique Biological And Ecological Issues Associated With Mammalian Carnivores In Urban Landscapes. Carnivores In Urban Areas Are Fascinating From An Ecological Standpoint. They Elicit Great Passions - Positive And Negative - Among Humans And Present Difficult Challenges For Wildlife Conservationists And Managers. The First Section Of The Book Discusses The Field Of Urban Ecology And The Many Potential Roles Of Carnivores In Urban Ecosystems, Details The General Behavior And Ecology Of This Group Of Mammals, And Addresses The Human Side Of Potential Conflicts Between People And Carnivores In Cities. The Second Section Provides Focused Chapters On The Most Common Urban Carnivores, Including Raccoons, Coyotes, Foxes, Skunks, And Mountain Lions. A Separate Chapter Examines The Very Specialized Place Of Domesticated Cats And Dogs. The Last Section Compares How Various Carnivore Speci

Who reads Urban Carnivores : Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation?

Author

Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P. D. Riley, Brian L. Cypher

Publisher

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Pressy

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801893896

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Stem

Rating

4.7 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14