Conservation and management of large carnivores in North America

Bibliographic Data

ID5817368
AuthorsSterling D Miller (0000-0002-1222-359X, National Wildlife Federation), Bruce N Mclellan (Government of British Columbia), Andrew E Derocher (0000-0002-1104-7774, University of Alberta)
Year2013
Volume70
Issue3
Pages383-398
Publication date2013-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00207233.2013.801628
OpenAlexW2026533084
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited36

Between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries in North America, large carnivores were significantly reduced in numbers and distribution. Wildlife management priorities changed during the last century to emphasize recovery and conservation with benefits to all species. Populations of large carnivores are likely to persist and expand into new areas within their original range where habitats are both socially and biologically suitable. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are an exception to this pattern as major contractions in numbers and distribution caused by global warming are now unavoidable. The extinction of polar bears during the twenty-first century is possible without great reductions in atmospheric greenhouse gases. Conservation and management of large carnivores is complicated because they require large landscapes, they may compete with hunters for ungulate prey, they can adversely impact economic activities such as livestock operations, and they sometimes, although rarely, attack and kill people

Carnivore · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Flagship Species · Ungulate · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Marine animal studies overview · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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