The World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology, Behaviour, and Management: 3 (Energy, Ecology and the Environment) - Softcover

Marco Musiani (editor)|Luigi Boitani (editor)|Paul Paquet (editor)

 
9781552382691: The World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology, Behaviour, and Management: 3 (Energy, Ecology and the Environment)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1552382699 ISBN 13: 9781552382691
Publisher: University of Calgary Press, 2010

Synopsis

The grey wolf is one of the world's most polarizing and charismatic species. Respected, adored, or held in awe by many as an icon of wilderness, wolves have also sparked fear and hatred when they have come into conflict with human presence. Not surprising

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About the Author

Marco Musiani is an associate professor of landscape ecology at the University of Calgary and is also affiliated with the University of Montana. He was born in Rome, the city of the famous she-wolf, and has conducted research and published internationally on wolf management. Currently, his research focuses on genetics and movements of wolves and other large mammals in Canada and the United States. Luigi Boitani is the head of the Department of Animal and Human Biology at the University of Rome and a leading authority on wolves. He has conducted an extended series of research and conservation projects on the Italian wolf population, which has recovered dramatically in the last thirty years. He has authored more than two hundred peer-reviewed scientific publications and eight books. Paul Paquet is an adjunct professor with the faculties of Biology and Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. Dr. Paquet has studied wolves for more than thirty-five years and is considered an authority on carnivore ecology with international research experience. He has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Paquet serves on various international government and NGO advisory committees and was the founder and director of the Central Rockies Wolf Project in Canmore, Alberta.

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Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1552382699
ISBN 13 
9781552382691
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
277