
Wolf
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Europeans reached North American with their attitudes already formed. The wilderness pressed in upon their tiny settlements in constant threat and all energies were devoted to destroying it and turning its inexhaustible resources to use. Over vast areas of the continent the wolf went down with the wilderness before the unprecedented effectiveness of our technological attack on the ecology of a continent.
Today, however, there is a great tide of concern over the consequences of our assault on the wild lands and wild creatures on the continent, and more and more biologists are devoting their knowledge and energy to searching studies of our land and its native biota.
The wolf has been the subject of detailed study by a number of ecologists on this continent who make use of all the research devices now available. Much of our knowledge is very recent, is increasing rapidly, and has resulted from the work of a mere handful of keen, resourceful, and courageous students of wolf biology. This, the first book to attempt a complete account of the biology of the wolf, draws from years of field research and upon the rich literature from two continents.
--From the foreword by Ian McTaggert Cowan
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Map
- Chapter I-The Wolf Itself
- A Preview
- Wolf Personality
- Intelligence
- Wildness and Fear
- Physical Characteristics
- Sensory Abilities
- Pelage
- Evolution
- Classification and Genetics
- Distribution
- Ecological Niche
- Chapter II-Wolf Society-Packs and Populations
- Pack Size
- Pack Composition and Formation
- Wolf Populations
- Chapter III-Social Order, Expression, and Communication
- Order in the Pack
- Expression and Communication in the Pack
- Territoriality
- Communication Among Packs
- Chapter IV-Reproduction and Family Life
- Courtship and Mating
- Reproductive Physiology
- Denning
- Birth, Growth, and Development of Pups
- Parental and Pack Care of the Young
- Rendezvous Sites
- Chapter V-The Wolf's Wanderings
- Summer Movements and Activity
- Winter Movements and Activity
- Size of Home Range
- Long-Range Movements
- Chapter VI-Food Habits
- Digestive System
- Prey Species
- Food Requirements and Consumption
- Feeding Routine and Use of Prey
- Chapter VII-Hunting Habits
- General Hunting Behavior
- Hamstringing
- The Wolf Versus Various Prey
- Chapter VIII-Selection of Prey
- Hunting Success Rate
- Age, Sex, and Condition of Wolf Kills
- The Mechanics of Selection
- Chapter IX-Effects of Wolf Predation
- The "Sanitation Effect"
- Control of Prey Populations
- Stimulation of Productivity in Prey
- Supplying Food for Scavengers
- Chapter X-Relations with Nonprey Species
- The Bear
- The Wolverine
- The Coyote
- The Fox
- The Raven
- The Lynx
- The Human Being
- Chapter XI-Factors Harmful to the Wolf
- Parasitism
- Diseases and Physical Disorders
- Injuries
- Malnutrition
- Social Stress
- Persecution and Exploitation by Man
- Chapter XII-Future of the Wolf
- Value of the Wolf
- Present Status of the Wolf
- Future Outlook for the Wolf
- A Plea for the Wolf
- Appendix A-Subspecies of Wolves
- North American
- Eurasian
- Appendix B-Manner of Calculating the Apparent Survival Rates Given in Table 6
- Appendix C-Scientific Names of Organisms Referred to in Text
- Bibliography
- Author Biography
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