Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues

by Reading, Richard P.

• ISBN13: 9780313308161
• ISBN10: 0313308160
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

Explore the multiple issues that surround species declines and conservation efforts through the only reference source to examine the conflicting conservation issues of 49 endangered species. While the causes of endangerment are relatively easy to understand, the ultimate or underlying factors are often far more complex and difficult to address. An introduction to these issues and how to resolve them is provided in this unique collection of case studies of animal species that have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Each case study provides the following information: - Common name - Scientific name - Order - Family - Status - Threats - Habitat - Distribution - Natural history - Conflicting Issues - Future and Prognosis. Conservationists are increasingly recognizing that the ultimate causes of extinction are primarily socio-economic and political, yet biological approaches to recovery continue to dominate. More inclusive, interdisciplinary conservation programs are explored here to offer better prospects for managing problems and conflicts. In addition to the case studies, trends and common themes are explored to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to conservation. Students and teachers can explore a wide variety of endangered species programs and the conflicting issues common to recovery efforts, which will enable them to evaluate conservation practice and to draw their own conclusions for improvement.

Author Biography

RICHARD P. READING is the Director of Conservation Biology at the Denver Zoo and an Associate Research Professor at the University of Denver.BRIAN MILLER is a Conservation Biologist at the Denver Zoo. He is the coauthor of Prairie Night: Black-footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Brian Miller
Richard P. Reading
CASE STUDIES
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)	1	(4)
M.G.L. Mills
Altai Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon ammon)	5	(5)
Sukhiin Amgalanbaatar
Richard P. Reading
American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)	10	(6)
Erin Muths
Michelle Pellissier Scott
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)	16	(6)
Maria Rosa Cuesta
Elides Aquiles Sulbaran
Anegada Iguana (Cyclura pinguis)	22	(6)
Numi Mitchell
Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)	28	(6)
R. Andrew Odum
David Chiszar
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)	34	(6)
Raman Sukumar
Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica)	40	(5)
Ravi Chellam
Vasant K. Saberwal
Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)	45	(4)
Eleanor J. Sterling
Anna T.C. Feistner
Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximum)	49	(5)
Sarah L. Fowler
Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)	54	(6)
Brain Miller
Richard P. Reading
Tim W. Clark
Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas)	60	(6)
Erin Muths
Paul Stephen Corn
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)	66	(6)
David J. Mattson
Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)	72	(6)
John Thorbjarnarson
John L. Behler
Xiaoming Wang
Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)	78	(6)
Henry M. Mix
Axel Braunlich
Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus)	84	(5)
Dean Gibson
Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii)	89	(6)
Peter Myroniuk
John Seebeck
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis)	95	(6)
Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
European Mink (Mustela lutreola)	101	(6)
Tiit Maran
Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)	107	(5)
Galen B. Rathbun
Richard L. Wallace
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)	112	(7)
Richard P. Reading
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)	119	(6)
James M. Dietz
Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)	125	(5)
Galen B. Rathbun
Solomon N. Kyalo
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)	130	(6)
Amy L. Vedder
William Weber
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)	136	(6)
Mary Rowen
Stuart Williams
Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)	142	(5)
J. Michael Scott
Paul C. Banko
Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)	147	(6)
Nina Fascione
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)	153	(6)
Jerome A. Jackson
Jaguar (Panthera onca)	159	(5)
Rodrigo Nunez
Carlos Lopez-Gonzalez
Brian Miller
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)	164	(7)
Jack Frazier
Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)	171	(7)
Jack Frazier
Malagasy Freshwater Fishes	178	(6)
Rick Haeffner
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)	184	(7)
Blair Csuti
Gary S. Miller
Steven R. Beissinger
Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi)	191	(5)
Robert E. Beck Jr.
Julie A. Savidge
Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus)	196	(6)
Luis Mariano Gonzalez
Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus)	202	(5)
Julian Trevino-Villarreal
Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)	207	(6)
Jane M. Packard
Jose F. Bernal-Stoopen
Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)	213	(6)
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus)	219	(5)
Douglas W. Smith
Michael K. Phillips
Orinoco River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)	224	(6)
Esmeralda Mujica-Jorquera
Ernesto O. Boede
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)	230	(5)
Lauren C. Wemmer
Francesca J. Cuthbert
Po'o-uli (Black-faced Honeycreeper) (Melamprosops phaeosoma)	235	(6)
Paul Conry
Peter Schuyler
Mark Collins
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)	241	(6)
Jerome A. Jackson
Red Wolf (Canis rufus)	247	(6)
Brian T. Kelly
Michael K. Phillips
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera)	253	(5)
Katherine Renton
Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)	258	(6)
Rodney M. Jackson
Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)	264	(5)
Katherine Ralls
Sturgeons and Paddlefishes (Acipenseriformes)	269	(10)
Vadim J. Birstein
Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis)	279	(6)
Courtney J. Conway
William R. Eddleman
SYNTHESIS
Interdisciplinary Problems Solving in Endangered Species Conservation: The Yellowstone Grizzle Bear Case	285	(17)
Tim W. Clark
Conclusions: Causes of Endangerment and Conflicts in Recovery	302	(11)
Richard P. Reading
Brian Miller
Selected Conservation Organizations	313	(2)
Glossary	315	(4)
References	319	(52)
Index	371	(8)
Contributors	379