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Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P.D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher (Eds.). Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation

Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P.D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher (Eds.). Urban Carnivores: Ecology,... Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 16:378–379, 2011 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1087-1209 print / 1533-158X online DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2011.582633 Book Review Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P.D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher (Eds.). (2010). Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins. xv+285 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9389-5. Reviewed by Timothy J. Shaffer Cornell University, Ithaca, New York USA In Urban Carnivores, editors Gehrt, Riley, and Cypher seek to help us better understand the relationship between carnivores and urban environments. More than 50% of the world’s human population resides in urban areas, and the editors note, “As biologists, resource managers, planners, and urban residents, we need to do our best to understand carnivores, cities, and how they interact, so that carnivores and urban dwellers can coexist as peacefully as possible” (p. 232). Overall, they succeed in providing an important resource for wildlife management professionals and academics. The authors of the first two chapters define the urban ecosystem, carnivore behavior and ecology, and their relationship to urbanization. The third chapter concerns conservation and management, with an emphasis on the human dimension of this work. These chapters introduce the nine chapters on research on urban carnivores: raccoons (Procyon lotor), kit http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Dimensions of Wildlife Taylor & Francis

Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P.D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher (Eds.). Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation

Shaffer, Timothy J.
Human Dimensions of Wildlife , Volume 16 (5): 2 – Sep 1, 2011
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Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 16:378–379, 2011 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1087-1209 print / 1533-158X online DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2011.582633 Book Review Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P.D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher (Eds.). (2010). Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins. xv+285 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9389-5. Reviewed by Timothy J. Shaffer Cornell University, Ithaca, New York USA In Urban Carnivores, editors Gehrt, Riley, and Cypher seek to help us better understand the relationship between carnivores and urban environments. More than 50% of the world’s human population resides in urban areas, and the editors note, “As biologists, resource managers, planners, and urban residents, we need to do our best to understand carnivores, cities, and how they interact, so that carnivores and urban dwellers can coexist as peacefully as possible” (p. 232). Overall, they succeed in providing an important resource for wildlife management professionals and academics. The authors of the first two chapters define the urban ecosystem, carnivore behavior and ecology, and their relationship to urbanization. The third chapter concerns conservation and management, with an emphasis on the human dimension of this work. These chapters introduce the nine chapters on research on urban carnivores: raccoons (Procyon lotor), kit

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