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Category : Mammal populatios
Languages : en
Pages : 70

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Author: Robert A. Garrott
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080921051
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 712

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This book is an authoritative work on the ecology of some of America's most iconic large mammals in a natural environment - and of the interplay between climate, landscape, and animals in the interior of the world's first and most famous national park.Central Yellowstone includes the range of one of the largest migratory populations of bison in North America as well as a unique elk herd that remains in the park year round. These populations live in a varied landscape with seasonal and often extreme patterns of climate and food abundance. The reintroduction of wolves into the park a decade ago resulted in scientific and public controversy about the effect of large predators on their prey, a debate closely examined in the book. Introductory chapters describe the geography, geology and vegetation of the ecosystem. The elk and bison are then introduced and their population ecology described both pre- and post– wolf introduction, enabling valuable insights into the demographic and behavioral consequences for their ungulate prey. Subsequent chapters describe the wildlife-human interactions and show how scientific research can inform the debate and policy issues surrounding winter recreation in Yellowstone. The book closes with a discussion of how this ecological knowledge can be used to educate the public, both about Yellowstone itself and about science, ecology and the environment in general. Yellowstone National Park exemplifies some of the currently most hotly debated and high-profile ecological, wildlife management, and environmental policy issues and this book will have broad appeal not only to academic ecologists, but also to natural resource students, managers, biologists, policy makers, administrators and the general public. - Unrivalled descriptions of ecological processes in a world famous ecosystem, based on information from 16 years of painstaking field work and collaborations among 66 scientists and technical experts and 15 graduate studies - Detailed studies of two charismatic North American herbivore species – elk and bison - Description of the restoration of wolves into central Yellowstone and their ecological interactions with their elk and bison prey - Illustrated with numerous evocative colour photographs and stunning maps

Author: W. Andrew Marcus
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520976924
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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The second edition of the award-winning Atlas of Yellowstone contains 50% new material, making it the authoritative reference for the world’s first national park on its 150th anniversary. The publication of the Atlas of Yellowstone, Second Edition coincides with the 150th anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone National Park—a major international event. The atlas is an accessible, comprehensive guide that presents Yellowstone’s story through compelling visualizations rendered by award-winning cartographers at the University of Oregon. Readers of this new edition of the Atlas of Yellowstone will explore the contributions of Yellowstone to preserving and understanding natural and cultural landscapes, to informing worldwide conservation practices, and to inspiring national parks around the world, while also learning about the many struggles the park faces in carrying out its mission. Ranging from Indigenous Americans and local economies to geysers and wildlife migrations, from the life of one wolf to the threat of wildfires, each page provides leading experts’ insights into the complexity and significance of Yellowstone. Key elements of the atlas include: More than 1,000 maps, graphics, and photographs Contributions from more than 130 experts Detailed topographic maps of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Exploration of Yellowstone National Park’s influence over 150 years on conservation practice, park management, and American culture New, detailed visualizations of wildlife that take advantage of modern GPS technology to track individual animals and entire herds Place-name origins for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the surrounding region

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Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Author: M. Douglas Scott
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Category : Animal population density
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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At the beginning of the 20th Century many people feared that pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) would soon become extinct and Yellowstone National Park (YNP) trapped 12 animals intended for preservation in American and British zoos. By 1938, pronghorns were thought to be too abundant and damaging their range in the park. Fish and game agencies, national parks, and game preserves in the West were reintroducing pronghorns into empty historic range, and from 1947 to 1964, 888 live Yellowstone pronghorns were translocated for wild release in 6 states. The (former) Montana Fish and Game Department (MFG) provided most of the trapping materials and expertise, and nearly half of the captured pronghorns were released in south central Montana. The fenced National Bison Range (NBR), in northwestern Montana, received 31 of the animals in the 1950s. The NBR also received 20 pronghorns from other sources over the years, but their present herd gene pool still is likely to be about 72% derived from Yellowstone. This herd multiplied quickly, and many were translocated to other states during the 1960s. One pronghorn herd in far western Kansas may be the most genetically pure, unfenced descendants of Yellowstone animals, with possibly 44% of the gene pool derived from NBR/YNP animals. Pronghorn populations unaffected by translocat animals are a rarity in the U.S. today. Managers working with such populations should make efforts to manage them through manipulation of habitat, predation, and hunting, rather than stocking animals with dissimlar genetic makeup, so that adapted ecotypes might be preserved. Yellowstone's pronhorn herd is dwindling, and the park may have to supplment them with translocated animals carrying Yellowstone genes. Other management options for this herd are discussed.

Author: R. Gerald Wright
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252018244
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Should the wolf be reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park? Should hunting of "overabundant" deer and elk be permitted in some parks? How should grizzly bears be managed in frequently visited areas? Are mountain goats to be eliminated from Olympic National Park? R. Gerald Wright probes these and other issues of public interest in this exploration of the unique role national parks have played in the protection, study, and management of animal life. Controversy has often surrounded wildlife management, primarily when societal attitudes toward specific animals do not mesh with Park Service practices. Those practices are influenced by the public as well as by the evolution of a program of scientific study in the national parks. As park environments are increasingly threatened by growing numbers of visitors, outside land-use changes, and pollution, it is more important than ever that scientific knowledge, administrative willingness, and public support combine to help create the policies necessary for appropriate management and protection of park resources. Wright traces the history of wildlife management in the U.S. national parks, bringing together a diversity of literature and previously unpublished information that will be of concern to wildlife and land-management specialists, conservationists, and all those interested in our national parks.

Author: Patrick James White
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ISBN: 9780934948302
Category : American bison
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: P. J. White
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book discusses the history of wildlife management as it pertains to pronghorn antelope in Yellowstone National Park.

Author: United States. National Park Service
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Author: Douglas W. Smith
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022672848X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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This beautifully illustrated volume on the Yellowstone Wolf Project includes an introduction by Jane Goodall and an exclusive online documentary. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park was one of the greatest wildlife conservation achievements of the twentieth century. Eradicated after the park was first established, these iconic carnivores returned in 1995 when the US government reversed its century-old policy of extermination. In the intervening decades, scientists have built a one-of-a-kind field study of these wolves, their behaviors, and their influence on the entire ecosystem. Yellowstone Wolves tells the incredible story of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, as told by the people behind it. This wide-ranging volume highlights what has been learned in the decades since reintroduction, as well as the unique blend of research techniques used to gain this knowledge. We learn about individual wolves, population dynamics, wolf-prey relationships, genetics, disease, management and policy, and the rippling ecosystem effects wolves have had on Yellowstone’s wild and rare landscape. Featuring a foreword by Jane Goodall, beautiful images, a companion online documentary by celebrated filmmaker Bob Landis, and contributions from more than seventy wolf and wildlife conservation luminaries from Yellowstone and around the world, Yellowstone Wolves is an informative and beautifully realized celebration of the extraordinary Yellowstone Wolf Project.