Muutke küpsiste eelistusi

Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 104 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 215x267x9 mm, kaal: 585 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2003
  • Kirjastus: Riverbend Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1931832269
  • ISBN-13: 9781931832267
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 104 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 215x267x9 mm, kaal: 585 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2003
  • Kirjastus: Riverbend Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1931832269
  • ISBN-13: 9781931832267
Wild wolves were reintroduced at Yellowstone National Park in the mid- 1990s. Their visibility has enabled researchers to make new discoveries about wolves and their interactions with each other and with other wildlife in Yellowstone. In this book, information on wolf social behavior, pack structure, territories, and hunting behavior is accompanied by color photos of the wild wolves of Yellowstone hunting and tending pups. The book end with tips on wolf watching in the park. Halfpenny teaches wolf classes at Yellowstone. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Perennial bestseller about the re-indroduction of wolves in Yellowstone, numerous color photos.
Foreword 3(5)
Preface: To See a Wolf 5(2)
Introduction: The Magic of Yellowstone's Wolves 7(2)
Knowing the Wolves
9(6)
The first wolves
9(2)
Keeping track of the wolves
11(1)
Population
11(1)
Numbers not names
11(1)
The lessons learned
12(3)
The Territorial Imperative
15(8)
Territory size
15(1)
Scent marking
15(4)
Territorial battles
19(2)
Exploratory forays
21(2)
Hunting and Predation
23(14)
The Winter Study
23(1)
Strategies of wolves and their prey
23(8)
Predation on elk
31(1)
Predation on moose
32(1)
Predation on bison
33(1)
Surplus killing and wounding
34(3)
Reproduction and Growth
37(14)
Breeding and denning
37(3)
Mate theft
40(1)
Physical growth
41(2)
Social development
43(2)
Learning to hunt
45(2)
Diseases and other dangers
47(1)
The fur coat
48(3)
Behavior within the Pack
51(10)
Alpha roles
51(2)
The stress of alpha status
53(1)
Alpha females
54(2)
Shared leadership
56(1)
Subordinate wolves
57(2)
Play
59(2)
Ecology
61(18)
Competition between species
61(9)
Coyotes
61(3)
Red fox
64(1)
Grizzly bears
65(4)
Cougars
69(1)
Symbiosis with ravens
70(4)
The trophic cascade
74(5)
Scavenger release
74(1)
Prey release
75(1)
A landscape of fear
75(1)
Plant release
76(3)
Watching Wolves
79(6)
How to see Yellowstone's wolves
79(1)
Habituation
80(2)
Safety and viewing ethics
82(3)
My Last Howl
85(2)
Epilogue: The Magic of Wolves 87(2)
About the Author 89(1)
Appendices 90(6)
Organizations and Educational Opportunities 96(1)
Recommended Reading 97(1)
About the Photographs 98