Cougars on the Cliff (eBook)

One Man's Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion, A Memoir

Maurice Hornocker (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
328 Seiten
Lyons Press (Verlag)
978-1-4930-7330-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of Americas most enigmatic predatorthe mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker's groundbreaking study of cougars in the remote reaches of the Idaho Primitive Area. North Americas biggest cat was once killed for bounty dollars, slaughtered with impunity and driven toward extinction. But todays cat of intrigue, despite our lingering fears and misconceptions, has returned to much of its native range in the western United States and gained respect as a predator integral and necessary to wild ecosystems. This turnaround was triggered by one man: Maurice Hornocker. Cougars on the Cliff recounts the early years of his research (19641973) when he tracked lions following a dog's nose and footprints in the snowbefore telemetry was available. Hornocker was first to learn that mountain lions living in stable populations limit their own numbers through territoriality and a concept he called ';mutual avoidance.' This insight flew in the face of long-held beliefs that cougars were prolific and wanton killers that needed to be controlled as vermin. Thanks to Hornocker's work, today cougars can be found throughout the West and have even started to reclaim their place in New England.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2023
• Co-Autor: David Johnson
• Zusatzinfo: 53 Illustrations including: - 27 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 26 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: cougar conservation • cougar population • Cougars • cougars on the cliff • David Johnson • Desert Puma • Maurice Hornocker • mountain lion books • mountain lion conservation • Mountain Lions • mutual avoidance • north american wildlife
• ISBN-10: 1-4930-7330-3 / 1493073303
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-7330-6 / 9781493073306