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Visualizing Food And Farm, 2005 Joint Meetings Of The Agriculture, Food, And Human Values Society (Afhvs) And Association For The Study Of Food And Society (Asfs): Program And Abstracts, Jane Adams, Lorna Michael Butler, Richard P. Haynes, Laura B. Delind

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Visualizing Food and Farm

2005 Joint Meetings of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS)

Program and Abstracts

June 9-12, 2005, Portland, Oregon, United States

Decline And Recovery Of A High Arctic Wolf-Prey System, L. David Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

A long-existing system of wolves (Canis lupus), muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), and arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) in a 2600 km² area of Canada’s High Arctic (80° N latitude) began collapsing in 1997 because of unusual adverse summer weather but recovered to a level at which all three species were reproducing by 2004. Recovery of wolf presence and reproduction appeared to be more dependent on muskox increase than on hare increase.

Un vieux système biologique composé de loups (Canis lupus), de boeufs musqués (Ovibos moschatus) et de lièvres arctiques (Lepus …

Annual Review Of The World Pheasant Association 2004/2005, World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Chairman of Trustees' report, Dick Potts

Treasurer's report and accounts, Ian Hoggarth

Conservation activities in 2004/2005, Philip J. K. McGowan

WPA around the world: Highlights from the chapters

Grouse Specialist Group report, Ilse Storch

Megapode Specialist Group report, Rene Dekker Darryl N. Jones, and Gillian C. Baker

Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group report, John P. Carroll

Pheasant Specialist Group report, Peter J. Garson

Species Survey 2004, Philip J. K. McGowan

Re-introduction of Green Peafowl into Peninsular Malaysia, Gary Robbins and John Corder

Ten years of WPA:s South Asian Field Office, Rahul Kaul

Range expansion of grey francolin in the …

Wpa News 74 (2005), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Winter 2005), number 74

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Wpa News 73 (2004), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Summer 2004), number 73

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Unusual Behavior By Bison, Bison Bison, Toward Elk, Cervus Elaphus, And Wolves, Canis Lupus, L. David Mech, Rick T. Mcintyre, Douglas W. Smith

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Incidents are described of Bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park mauling and possibly killing a young Elk (Cervus elaphus) calf, chasing wolves (Canis lupus) off Elk they had just killed or were killing, and keeping the wolves away for extended periods. During one of the latter cases, the Bison knocked a wolf-wounded Elk down. Bison were also seen approaching wolves that were resting and sleeping, rousting them, following them to new resting places and repeating this behavior. These behaviors might represent some type of generalized hyper-defensiveness that functions as an anti-predator strategy.

Wpa News 72 (2004), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Winter 2004), number 72

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Annual Review Of The World Pheasant Association 2003/2004, World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Chairman of Trustees' report, Dick Potts

Treasurer's report and accounts, Ian Hoggarth

Conservation activities in 2003/2004, Philip J. K. McGowan and Rahul Kaul

WPA around the world: Highlights from the chapters

Cracid Specialist Group report, Dan M. Brooks

Grouse Specialist Group report, Ilse Storch

Megapode Specialist Group report, Rene Dekker, Darryl Jones, and Gillian C. Baker

Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group report, John P. Carroll

Pheasant Specialist Group report, Peter J. Garson

Conservation breeding in Europe and Gary Robbins and the United Kingdom Census, John Corder

WPA European Conservation Alain Hennache and Breeding Group, Michel St. Jaime

25 years …

Proceedings Of The Symposium On Conservation Of Quail In The Neotropics, Jack Clinton Eitniear, John T. Baccus, Sheldon L. Dingle, John P. Carroll

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Preface, John P. Carroll

Quail of México and Adjacent Central America: Status and Conservation Concerns, John P. Carroll and Jack C. Eitniear

Changing Densities of Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) in El Cielo Biosphere, Tamaulipas, Mexico: 1949-1996, Jack C. Eitniear and Alvaro Aragon T.

Status of the Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus): With Comments on Its Conservation in Querétaro, John T. Baccus

Aspectos de la Dieta y Anidacon de la Cordorniz Rayata (Banded Quail) Philortyx fasciatus, Fernando Urbina-Torres y Lucila Zaiñhana-Ortiz

Long-tailed Tree-quail (Dendrortyx macroura): Current Knowledge and Research Needs, Gilberto Chavez-Leon

Abundance of the …

Third International Galliformes Symposium 2004 (April 5-10, 2004, Dehradun, India): Abstracts, World Pheasant Association, India Ministry Of Environment And Forests, British High Commission

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Abstracts

Strategy for Conservation of Pheasants in Himachal Pradesh, India, A. K. Gulati

An overview of Galliformes Conservation in Sikkim, India, T. R. Sharma

Distribution, status and conservation Galliformes in north east India, Anwaruddin Choudhury

Status of Galliformes in Pakistan and prioritising conservation areas, Rab Nawaz

The status and conservation needs of Nepal 's Galliformes, HemSagar Baral

Status of Galliformes in Bhutan, Rebecca Pradhan

Status and conservation of the Galliformes of Bangladesh, M. Sohrab Uddin Sarker

Galliformes of Sri Lanka: Status and conservation needs, Charles Santiapillai and S. Wijeyamchan

A strategy for the conservation of Galliformes of South Asia, Rahul …

Curassows, Guans And Chacalacas: Status Survey And Conservation Action Plan (2000-2004), Stuart D. Strahl, Daniel M. Brooks

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Executive Summary

Introduction

• Scope, structure, and objectives of the plan
• Rationale for the action plan
• Relevance of the action plan to general biodiversity conservation
• Cracid Specialist Group activities, strategy, and history
• Symposia and workshops
• Cracid Specialist Group publications
• Other activities related to cracid conservation
• Cracid natural history
• Evolution and ecology
• Biogeography, distribution, and habitat association
• The role of cracids in ecosystems
• Cracids as biological indicators of ecosystem health
• Socio-economic importance of cracids
• Sustainable use
• Potential for ecotourism
• Taxonomic definitions used in this action plan
• Threats to cracids
• Hunting pressure
• Habitat destruction
• Lack of knowledge
• Action needed to secure the future …

Pqf News: Newsletter Of The Wpa/Birdlife/Species Survival Commission Partridge, Quail, And Francolin Specialist Group 20-22 (2004-2007), World Pheasant Association, Birdlife International, Iucn Species Survival Commission

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

The purpose of the newsletter is to receive details of new projects, re-assessments of the status of relevant species, interesting discoveries or observations, taxonomic changes, conservation successes or threats and anything else that members might find interesting. We would like in future issues to produce a list of relevant publications which appear during the year in order to keep members up-to-date with current information. We will publish requests for contacts or information, advertisements for conferences and workshops and news of projects and project proposals.

Issue 20 (2004)

International Galliformes Symposium: India 2004, Stephen Browne

Scientist Training Workshop, Brant Faircloth

IUCN …

Boletín De El Iucn/Birdlife/Wpa Grupo De Especialistas En Crácidos 18-22 (2004-2006), Iucn, Birdlife International, Wpa Cracid Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

Volume 18 (March 2004)

Estatus de Crax rubra en Punta de Manabique, Guatemala: Habitat, tamaño de poblacion, y impacto humano, Knut Eisermann

Status de Crax rubra em Punta de manabique, Guatemala: Habitat, tamanho populacional, e impacto humano, Knut Eisermann

Status of great curassow (Crax rubra) in Punta de Manabique, Guatemala: Habitat, population size, and human impact, Knut Eisermann

Atacan las pavas a las rapaces? Un caso entre Chamaepetes goudotii y Buteo magnirostris en el norte de la cordillera central, Colombia, Paulo C. Pulgarin-R.

Jacus atacam aves de rapina? Um caso entre Chamaepetes goudotii e Buteo magnirostris no norte …

Record High Wolf, Canis Lupus, Pack Density, L. David Mech, Shawn Tracy

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

This report documents a year-around Wolf (Canis lupus) density of 18.2/100 km² and a summer density of 30.8/100 km², in a northeastern Minnesota Wolf pack. The previous record was a summer density of 14.1/100 km², for a Wolf pack on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Wpa News 71 (2003), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Summer 2003), number 71

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Report Of Animal Bones From Selhagi, Mývatn District, Northern Iceland, Thomas H. Mcgovern, Sophia Perdikaris

School of Global Integrative Studies: Faculty Publications

In 2001 the FSl / NABO project Landscapes of Settlement in Northern Iceland collected animal bones from a stratified midden deposit associated with the abandoned site Selhagi on the property of the modern farm Haganes. Selhagi is located in the lushly vegetated lakeshore zone and its environmental setting presents a strong contrast with the eroded uplands to the S of the lake where the early sites at Sveigakot and Hrísheimur are under excavation. Close to both major migratory waterfowl nesting areas and some of the best trout fishing in Iceland, the site would appear to be optimally located for exploitation …

Wolf Social Ecology, L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

THE FIRST REAL BEGINNING to our understanding of wolf social ecology came from wolf 2204 on 23 May 1972. State depredation control trapper Lawrence Waino, of Duluth, Minnesota, had caught this female wolf 112 km ( 67 mi) south of where L. D. Mech had radio-collared her in the Superior National Forest 2 years earlier. A young lone wolf, nomadic over 100 km² (40 mi²) during the 9 months Mech had been able to keep track of her, she had then disappeared until Waino caught her. From her nipples it was apparent that she had just been …

Restoration Of The Red Wolf, Michael K. Phillips, V. Gary Henry, Brian T. Kelly

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

"WOLFERS" IN NORTHEASTERN North Carolina were busy on February 5, 1768. Records from the Tyrrell County courthouse read:

Giles Long and Thomas Wilkinson awarded one pound for a certified wolf scalp; Jeremiah Norman awarded two pounds for certified wolf and wild-cat scalps; Davenport Smithwick awarded one pound for a certified wolf-scalp.

Such was the nature of the war on the wolf: people killed them for money. The belief of the time held that the war was necessary because it was humankind's manifest destiny to tame the wilderness. And for the wilderness to be tame, the wolf had to be exterminated. …

Wolf-Prey Relations, L. David Mech, Rolf O. Peterson

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

AS 1 (L. o. MECH) watched from a small ski plane while fifteen wolves surrounded a moose on snowy Isle Royale, I had no idea this encounter would typify observations I would make during 40 more years of studying wolf-prey interactions.

My usual routine while observing wolves hunting was to have my pilot keep circling broadly over the scene so I could watch the wolves' attacks without disturbing any of the animals. Only this time there was no attack. The moose held the wolves at bay for about 5 minutes (fig. p), and then the pack left.

From this observation …

References, L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Abrams, P. A. 2000. The evolution of predator-prey interactions. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 31:79-105.

Abuladze, K. I. 1964. Osnovy Tsestodologii. Vol. IV. Teniatylentochnye gel' minty zhivotnykh i cheloveka i vyzyvaevaniia. Nauka, Moscow. 530 pp.

Achuff, P. L., and R. Petocz. 1988. Preliminary resource inventory of the Arjin Mountains Nature Reserve, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. World Wide Fund for Nature, Gland, Switzerland. 78 pp.

Ackerman, B. B., F. A. Leban, M. D. Samuel, and E. 0. Garton. 1990. User's manual for program Home Range. 2d ed. Technical Report no. 15. Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Experiment Station, University ofldaho, Moscow.

Acorn, …

Wolf Interactions With Non-Prey, Warren B. Ballard, Ludwig N. Carbyn, Douglas W. Smith

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

WOLVES SHARE THEIR ENVIRONMENT with many animals besides those that they prey on, and the nature of the interactions between wolves and these other creatures varies considerably. Some of these sympatric animals are fellow canids such as foxes, coyotes, and jackals. Others are large carnivores such as bears and cougars. In addition, ravens, eagles, wolverines, and a host of other birds and mammals interact with wolves, if only by feeding on the remains of their kills.

Incidence Of Mink, Mustela Vison, And River Otter, Lutra Canadensis, In A Highly Urbanized Area, L. David Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Mink (Mustela vison) frequently inhabited or traversed a residential. business. and industrial part of the Twin Cities. Minnesota, with little water or natural vegetation. At least one River Otter (Lutra canadensis) also resided on a small pond on a golf course in the area for several winter months.

Proceedings Of The European Conference Black Grouse – Endangered Species Of Europe (September 8–12, 2003: Prague, Czech Republic), Petra Málková, Petr Procházka

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

RSPB black grouse conservation work in north Scotland, Chris Donald and Dave O’Hara

Influences of habitat structure, climate, disturbances and predation on population dynamics of black grouse in the northern Ore Mountains, Sven Herzog and Torsten Krüger

Population fragmentation and genetic variability in European black grouse: A progress report, Jacob Höglund, David Baines, Jobs Karl Larsson, and Gernot Segelbacher

Black Grouse habitats in Poland, Robert Kamieniarz

Ecological requirements for black grouse: A case study in the Belgian Hautes-Fagnes, Christine Keulen, Yves Pieper, André Doyen, Olivier Charlet, Pascal Poncin, and Jean-Claude Ruwet

Climatic modelling of black grouse population dynamics: A game …

Annual Review Of The World Pheasant Association 2002/2003, World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Chairman of Trustees' report, Dick Potts

Treasurer's report and accounts, Ian Hoggarth

Conservation activities in 2002/2003 (including South Asia Office), Philip J. K. McGowan and Rahul Kaul

WPA around the world: Highlights from the chapters

Cracid Specialist Group report, Daniel M. Brooks

Grouse Specialist Group report, Ilse Storch

Megapode Specialist Group report, René Dekker

Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group report, John P. Carroll

Pheasant Specialist Group report, Peter J. Garson

Galliformes in captivity: Results of the United Kingdom Galliformes Census 2002, Gary Robbins and John Corder

Cracids in coastal Alagoas State, northeastern Brazil, Luís Fábio Silveira and Fábio Olmos …

Conclusion, L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

WOLVES CAN LIVE almost anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, and almost everywhere they do, they are an issue. In the vast emptiness of the northern tundra or the Arabian desert, on the outskirts of a European town or in the safety of an American national park, in meager agricultural lands in India or mountains in rich Norway or Switzerland, wolves always attract people's attention. Wolves form a key part of many ecosystems, and they are considered charismatic creatures by most human cultures. Thus they polarize public opinion and make headlines year after year.

If we look back 6o years to …

Action Education In Land Use Decisions: Student Views On Urbanization And Farmland Loss, Mindi Schneider, Charles A. Francis, Dick Esseks

CARI Extension and Education Materials for Sustainable Agriculture

Loss of prime farmland is a serious concern in the United States and around the globe. With rapid urban population increases, the activities and perceived needs of concentrated groups of people result in the swallowing of some of the most fertile lands in this country. Today we have just under 2 acres of productive farmland per person in the United States. Given the current population growth rate due to births and immigration, plus the present rate of farmland loss, World Watch Institute estimates that we will have about 0.6 acres or one-third as much farmland available per person by 2055--a …

Megapode Newsletter 17(1)-21(2) (2003-2008), World Pheasant Association, Birdlife International, Ssc Megapode Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

Volume 17, Number 1 (April 2003)

Editors: René W. R. J. Dekker and Darryl N. Jones

Viable population of Bruijn's Brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii discovered, Iwein Mauro

A new, a forgotten and a lost specimen of Bruijn's Brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii, C. W. Moeliker, C. J. Heij, J. N. J. Post, and E. J. O. Kompanje

Successful synanthropy in an Australian megapode, Darryl N. Jones

Monitoring the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis: Phase I, Current status and conservation of the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis, K. Sivakumar

Megapode Genetics Project proposal, Gillian C. Baker

Polynesian megapode Megapodius pritchardii status survey on …

Introduction, L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

THE WOLF IS TRULY a special animal. As the most widely distributed of all land mammals, the wolf, formally the gray wolf (Canis lupus), is also one of the most adaptable. It inhabits all the vegetation types of the Northern Hemisphere and preys on all the large mammals living there. It also feeds on all the other animals in its environment, scavenges, and can even eat fruits and berries. Wolves frequent forests and prairies, tundra, barren ground, mountains, deserts, and swamps. Some wolves even visit large cities, and, of course, the wolf's domesticated version, the dog, thrives in …

Wolves And Humans, Steven H. Fritts, Robert O. Stephenson, Robert D. Hayes, Luigi Boitani

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

TRY TO IMAGINE a small group of wolves sitting at a table engaged in vigorous debate. These wolves are from various parts of the globe and are perhaps a bit more scholarly than most. In fact, they are especially knowledgeable about the biology of that notorious two-legged species, Homo sapiens. They have been brought together to document their relationship with humans over the last several millennia. Pause for a few moments and consider what they might say ...

Perhaps the wolves' discussion would chronicle the evils of the human species, including details of atrocities committed against lupine ancestors down …

Wolf Population Dynamics, Todd K. Fuller, L. David Mech, Jean Fitts Cochrane

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

A LARGE, DARK WOLF poked his nose out of the pines in Yellowstone National Park as he thrust a broad foot deep into the snow and plowed ahead. Soon a second animal appeared, then another, and a fourth. A few minutes later, a pack of thirteen lanky wolves had filed out of the pines and onto the open hillside.

Wolf packs are the main social units of a wolf population. As numbers of wolves in packs change, so too, then, does the wolf population (Rausch 1967). Trying to understand the factors and mechanisms that affect these changes is what the …