Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States (eBook)

An Endangered Species Success Story

Adrian P. Wydeven, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Edward Heske (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 2009
XXII, 358 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-85952-1 (ISBN)

Infos

In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early proponents of wolf conservation such as Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and Durward Allen lived and worked in the region. The longest ongoing research on wolf-prey relations (see Vucetich and Peterson, Chap. 3) and the first use of radio telemetry for studying wolves (see Mech, Chap. 2) occurred in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region is the first place in the United States where 'Endangered' wolf populations recovered. All three states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) developed ecologically and socially sound wolf conservation plans, and the federal government delisted the population of wolves in these states from the United States list of endangered and threatened species on March 12, 2007 (see Refsnider, Chap. 21). Wolf management reverted to the individual states at that time. Although this delisting has since been challenged, we believe that biological recovery of wolves has occurred and anticipate the delisting will be restored. This will be the first case of wolf conservation reverting from the federal government to the state conser- tion agencies in the United States.

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In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early proponents of wolf conservation such as Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and Durward Allen lived and worked in the region. The longest ongoing research on wolf-prey relations (see Vucetich and Peterson, Chap. 3) and the first use of radio telemetry for studying wolves (see Mech, Chap. 2) occurred in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region is the first place in the United States where "e;Endangered"e; wolf populations recovered. All three states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) developed ecologically and socially sound wolf conservation plans, and the federal government delisted the population of wolves in these states from the United States list of endangered and threatened species on March 12, 2007 (see Refsnider, Chap. 21). Wolf management reverted to the individual states at that time. Although this delisting has since been challenged, we believe that biological recovery of wolves has occurred and anticipate the delisting will be restored. This will be the first case of wolf conservation reverting from the federal government to the state conser- tion agencies in the United States.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Foreword 8
Contents 11
Contributors 14
Early Wolf Research and Conservation in the Great Lakes Region 19
Long-Term Research on Wolves in the Superior National Forest 32
Wolf and Moose Dynamics on Isle Royale 52
An Overview of the Legal History and Population Status of Wolves in Minnesota 66
Wolf Population Changes in Michigan 82
History, Population Growth, and Management of Wolves in Wisconsin 103
A Disjunct Gray Wolf Population in Central Wisconsin 122
Change in Occupied Wolf Habitat in the Northern Great Lakes Region 133
Chapter 9 Growth Characteristics of a Recovering Wolf Population in the Great Lakes Region 153
Prey of Wolves in the Great Lakes Region 168
Factors Influencing Homesite Selection by Gray Wolves in Northwestern Wisconsin and East- Central Minnesota 187
Dispersal of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region 202
Are Wolf-Mediated Trophic Cascades Boosting Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Region? 216
Wolves, Roads, and Highway Development 227
Taxonomy, Morphology, and Genetics of Wolves in the Great Lakes Region 243
Human Dimensions: Public Opinion Research Concerning Wolves in the Great Lakes States of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin 261
Ma’iingan and the Ojibwe 276
Wolf–Human Conflicts and Management in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan 287
Education and Outreach Efforts in Support of Wolf Conservation in the Great Lakes Region 304
The Role of the Endangered Species Act in Midwest Wolf Recovery 317
Wolf Recovery in the Great Lakes Region: What Have We Learned and Where Will We Go Now? 336
Index 343
Color Plates 355

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.2.2009
• Zusatzinfo: XXII, 356 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: biodiversity • carnivore • conservation • depredation • Environmental Management • Isle Royale • Michigan • Minnesota • Moos • Morphology • population dynamics • Recovery • Superior National Forest • wildlife • wildlife biology • wildlife ecology • Wisconsin
• ISBN-10: 0-387-85952-7 / 0387859527
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-85952-1 / 9780387859521