Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska:

Biological and Social Challenges in Wildlife Management

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Size: 224 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1997

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Committee on Management of Wolf and Bear Populations in Alaska, National Research Council
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This book assesses Alaskan wolf and bear management programs from scientific and economic perspectives. Relevant factors that should be taken into account when evaluating the utility of such programs are identified. The assessment includes a review of current scientific knowledge ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xvi	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-13	(skim)
1 INTRODUCTION	14-26	(skim)
2 PREDATOR CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT: PAST AND PRESENT	27-34	(skim)
3 ALASKA'S PEOPLE, BIOMES, AND WILDLIFE SPECIES OF CONCERN	35-81	(skim)
4 PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS	82-89	(skim)
5 WOLF AND BEAR MANAGEMENT: EXPERIMENTS AND EVALUATIONS	90-133	(skim)
6 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF PREDATOR CONTROL	134-173	(skim)
7 DECISION-MAKING	174-181	(skim)
8 CONCLUSIONS	182-194	(skim)
APPENDIX A: LETTER FROM GOVERNOR TONY KNOWLES REQUESTING STUDY	195-197	(skim)
APPENDIX B: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS	198-201	(skim)
APPENDIX C: WOLVES AND CARIBOU IN GMU 20	202-207	(skim)

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This book assesses Alaskan wolf and bear management programs from scientific and economic perspectives. Relevant factors that should be taken into account when evaluating the utility of such programs are identified. The assessment includes a review of current scientific knowledge about the dynamics and management of large mammalian predator-prey relationships and human harvest of wildlife in northern ecosystems, and an evaluation of the extent to which existing research and management data allow prediction of the outcome of wolf management or control programs and grizzly bear management programs. Included is an evaluation of available economic studies and methodologies for estimating the costs and benefits of predator control programs in Alaska.

Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska:

Biological and Social Challenges in Wildlife Management

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