LEADER 03130nam 2200589 450 001 9910453623103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-95816-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520958166 035 $a(CKB)2550000001189830 035 $a(EBL)1598156 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001108953 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12411287 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108953 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11103812 035 $a(PQKB)11558888 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1598156 035 $a(DE-B1597)519098 035 $a(OCoLC)869281865 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520958166 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1598156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10829681 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL568758 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001189830 100 $a20140206h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWild again $ethe struggle to save the black-footed ferret /$fDavid Jachowski 210 1$aBerkeley, California :$cUniversity of California Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-28165-9 311 $a1-306-37507-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPrologue -- $t1. Pleistocene to Anthropocene -- $t2. Decline toward Extinction -- $t3. Rediscovery -- $t4. Captive Breeding -- $t5. Fall -- $t6. Winter -- $t7. Spring -- $t8. Summer -- $t9. Chihuahua -- $t10. Conata Basin -- $t11. Plague -- $t12. Kansas -- $tEpilogue -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tFurther Readings -- $tIndex 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aBlack-footed ferret$xConservation$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBlack-footed ferret$xConservation 676 $a599.76/629 700 $aJachowski$b David$f1977-$01047063 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453623103321 996 $aWild again$92474412 997 $aUNINA