A New Era for Wolves and People : Wolf Recovery, Human Attitudes, and Policy

Table of Contents

• Edited by 1
• Marco Musiani Luigi Boitani and Paul C. Paquet 1
• Section i Art and Science in management Plans for recovering recolonizing and reintroduced Wolves 6
• Section ii human cultures and Ethics influencing recovering Wolves 7
• Biographies for Editors contributing Authors and Artists 14
• Section i Art and Science in management Plans for recovering recolonizing and reintroduced Wolves 34
• 1.1 Wolf management across Europe Species conservation without Boundaries 36
• Small Populations 47
• The Process of Recolonization 48
• Availability of Suitable Habitat 50
• Legislation Fragmentation 51
• Livestock Conflicts 52
• Economic Incentives for Livestock Producers 53
• Human Attitudes 54
• 1.2 Ecological and Social constraints of Wolf recovery in Spain 62
• Factors Affecting Wolf Recovery in Spain 64
• Characteristics of Wolf Recovery 66
• The Agricultural Plain in Castile and León 69
• Mountain Areas of Cantabria 69
• The Dehesa Area 69
• The Effect of Man-made and Natural Barriers 70
• Damage to Livestock and Wolf Surveys 70
• Agricultural Plain in Castile and León 71
• Mountain Areas of Cantabria 71
• Dehesa Areas in the Province of Ávila 72
• Man-made Barriers 72
• Natural Barriers 74
• Mixed Barriers 76
• Wolf Depredation on Livestock in Spain 77
• 1.3 gray Wolf conservation in the great lakes region of the United States 90
• Population Estimates and Growth Rates 97
• Survival Rates 100
• Habitat Predictors 101
• Depredation Management 102
• State Plans 103
• Population Surveys 107
• Survival Rates and Population Growth 108
• Suitable Habitat Assessment 108
• Depredation Management 110
• Wolf Conservation Plans 111
• The Future of Wolf Conservation in the Great Lakes 111
• 1.4 The Art of Wolf restoration in the Northwestern United States Where to Now 116
• Wolf Population Statistics 124
• Section ii human cultures and Ethics influencing recovering Wolves 136
• 2.1 Ethical reflections on Wolf recovery and conservation A Practical Approach for making room for Wolves 138
• 2.2 compensation and Non-lethal deterrent Programs Building tolerance for Wolf restoration in the rockies 162
• Location 175
• Cooperation 176
• Feasibility 176
• Agreements 177
• Evaluation 177
• Limitations 177
• 2.3 Education as a conservation Strategy Exploring Perspective transformation 182
• Education for Children 183
• Education for Wolf Advocates 184
• Education for Adults Opposed to Wolf Conservation 184
• Entrenched Attitudes toward Wolves 185
• Advocacy Indoctrination and Propaganda 186
• Forums for Knowledge on Wolves 189
• Conservation Education as a Discipline 190
• Current Trends 190
• 2.4 Working with People to Achieve Wolf conservation in Europe and North America 194
• Public Attitudes toward Wolves 203
• Public Attitudes toward Possible Wolf-Management Options 206
• Strategies to Target Educational Programs 208
• Factors Influencing Attitudes toward Wolves 210
• Nature of Conflict 213
• Human Dimensions as a Facilitated Workshop Approach The Croatian Wolf-Management Plan 215
• Edited by 306
• Marco Musiani Luigi Boitani and Paul C. Paquet 306