03130nam 2200589 450 991045362310332120200520144314.00-520-95816-010.1525/9780520958166(CKB)2550000001189830(EBL)1598156(SSID)ssj0001108953(PQKBManifestationID)12411287(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108953(PQKBWorkID)11103812(PQKB)11558888(MiAaPQ)EBC1598156(DE-B1597)519098(OCoLC)869281865(DE-B1597)9780520958166(Au-PeEL)EBL1598156(CaPaEBR)ebr10829681(CaONFJC)MIL568758(EXLCZ)99255000000118983020140206h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWild again the struggle to save the black-footed ferret /David JachowskiBerkeley, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (253 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-28165-9 1-306-37507-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Pleistocene to Anthropocene -- 2. Decline toward Extinction -- 3. Rediscovery -- 4. Captive Breeding -- 5. Fall -- 6. Winter -- 7. Spring -- 8. Summer -- 9. Chihuahua -- 10. Conata Basin -- 11. Plague -- 12. Kansas -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Further Readings -- IndexThis engaging personal account of one of America's most contested wildlife conservation campaigns has as its central character the black-footed ferret. Once feared extinct, and still one of North America's rarest mammals, the black-footed ferret exemplifies the ecological, social, and political challenges of conservation in the West, including the risks involved with intensive captive breeding and reintroduction to natural habitat. David Jachowski draws on more than a decade of experience working to save the ferret. His unique perspective and informative anecdotes reveal the scientific and human aspects of conservation as well as the immense dedication required to protect a species on the edge of extinction. By telling one story of conservation biology in practice-its routine work, triumphs, challenges, and inevitable conflicts-this book gives readers a greater understanding of the conservation ethic that emerged on the Great Plains as part of one of the most remarkable recovery efforts in the history of the Endangered Species Act.Black-footed ferretConservationUnited StatesElectronic books.Black-footed ferretConservation599.76/629Jachowski David1977-1047063MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453623103321Wild again2474412UNINA