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Bobcat : master of survival / Kevin Hansen.

Hansen, Kevin. (Author).

Summary:

Why are bobcats flourishing when so many other wild felines are advancing towards extinction? The book explains how scientists apply the latest in wildlife research technology to probe this diminutive predator's habits and behavior. The reader is invited inside the bobcat's world to see how they hunt, kill prey, raise their young, coexist with humans, and deftly navigate the endless obstacles to survival. --publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0195183037 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780195183030 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 212 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-203) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / Harley G. Shaw -- Introduction -- 1. Bobcat basics -- What's in a name? -- Whence came cats? -- The missing lynx -- Wildcat turf -- Subspecies and status -- Appearance and size -- 2. The petite predator -- Anatomy of a hunter -- What's on the menu? -- Killing for a living -- 3. From den to death -- Birth -- Growing up and leaving home -- Mating -- Death -- 4. Bobcats at home -- Where bobcats live -- Home range -- Bobcat society -- Bobcats on the move -- 5. From predator to pelt -- Native cultures and furbearers -- The commercial fur trade -- Predator control -- 6. The predator puzzle -- CITES -- Counting bobcats -- Harvest management -- Bobcat conservation -- Human dimensions -- Afterword : Bobcats beyond -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Subject:
Bobcat.
Wildlife conservation.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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