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My friend Stan Gehrt(Ohio University;Professor Wildlife Ecology) and colleagues have just published the first book to dive deep into human carnivores interacting with other carnivores in urban environments..............I am going to pick up a copy and I encourage you to do so also. Stan has done extensive research into the habits and life orientation of coyotes living in and around the City of Chicago and I am excited to get a further taste of his insights and evaluations in this new great volume..........URBAN CARNIVORS.............ECOLOGY, CONFLICT AND CONSERVATION

Urban Carnivores
Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation

edited by Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P. D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher

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 and
research 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 species accounts of 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 species fare in cities,
looks at the utility of existing conservation and conflict management
efforts, and suggests directions for further research and future management
initiatives.

This thorough examination of the conflicts and complications surrounding
urban wildlife is the first to focus specifically on carnivores. It includes
an extensive bibliography and is an essential reference for wildlife
biologists, mammalogists, and urban planners.

Stanley D. Gehrt is an adjunct senior scientist at Max McGraw Wildlife
Foundation and an assistant professor of wildlife ecology at the Ohio State
University.
Seth P. D. Riley is a wildlife ecologist with the U.S. National Park
Service.
Brian L. Cypher is a research ecologist at California State University,
Stanislaus.















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