Wild Mammals of North America

George A. Feldhamer is a professor of zoology and director of the environmental studies program at Southern Illinois University. Bruce C. Thompson is director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and teaches conservation biology at New Mexico State University. Joseph A. Chapman is president of North Dakota State University.

Provides comprehensive data on the distribution, physiology, ecology, behavior and commercial value of both game and non-game species of terrestrial mammals... This volume is an essential for any professional in the areas of wildlife management or biology, and of great value to anyone interested in the life histories of North American mammals. Northeastern Naturalist 2004 Whether your interest in wildlife is as a wildlife manager, hunter or nature lover, a new book offers information on every mammal found in North America. Wild Mammals of North America, Biology, Management, and Conservation contains illustrations and detailed information on 57 mammalian species, with contributions from 100 leading authorities. Progressive Farmer 2004 I am very excited to now review a classic work in the field of North American Mammals. The goal of this book is to provide a wide ranging audience including professional biologists and interested conservationists review chapters dealing with mammals of that usually require some form of management... This new volume contains a total of 1000+ pages of text, 55 chapters, and over 100 contributors having been involved in writing the chapters. The authors all have direct experience with the animals they are writing about and this makes their work particularly valuable... This should be mandatory reading for anyone contemplating research on one of the species covered within this book... For AZA institutions heavily involved in North American species this book comes recommended. Library News for Zoos and Aquariums 2005 Anyone needing information on the life history and management of North American mammals will find this work a comprehensive and useful resource. Choice 2004 An excellent, encyclopedic review of the biology of North American mammals. -- Alecander Hristov Dairy Herd Network 2011

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Twenty-Year RetrospectivePart I: Opossum, Moles, Bats, and ArmadilloChapter 1. Opossum Chapter 2. MolesChapter 3. BatsChapter 4. ArmadilloPart II: Rabbits and HaresChapter 5. Eastern CottontailChapter 6. Black0tailed JackrabbitChapter 7. Snowshoe Hare and Other HaresPart III: RodentsChapter 8. Mountain BeaverChapter 9. MarmotsChapter 10. Ground SquirrelsChapter 11. Black-tailed Prairie DogChapter 12. Fox and Gray SquirrelsChapter 13. Pine SquirrelsChapter 14. Pocket GophersChapter 15. BeaverChapter 16. MuskratsChapter 17. VolesChapter 18. PorcupineChapter 19. Eastern WoodratPart IV: Toothed Whales and Baleen WhalesChapter 20. Bottlenose Dolphin, Harbor Porpoise, Sperm Whale and Other Toothed CetaceansChapter 21. Baleen Whales: Right Whales and AlliesSection V: CarnivoresChapter 22. CoyoteChapter 23. Gray WolfChapter 24. FoxesChapter 25. Black BearChapter 26. Grizzly BearChapter 27. Polar BearChapter 28. RaccoonChapter 29. Fisher and MartenChapter 30. Weasels and Black-footed FerretChapter 31. MinkChapter 32. WolverineChapter 33. BadgerChapter 34. SkunksChapter 35. River OtterChapter 36. Sea OtterChapter 37. Mountain LionChapter 38. Bobcat and LynxSection VI: Seals and ManateeChapter 39. SealsChapter 40. West Indian ManateeSection VII: Hoofed MammalsChapter 41. Collared PeccaryChapter 42. WapitiChapter 43. Mule DeerChapter 44. White-tailed DeerChapter 45. MooseChapter 46. CaribouChapter 47. PronghornChapter 48. BisonChapter 49. Mountain GoatChapter 50. MuskoxChapter 51. Mountain SheepPart VIII: Introduced MammalsChapter 52. NutriaChapter 53. Wild HorseChapter 54. Feral HogChapter 55. Nonnative Large Mammals in North AmericaAppendix 1Appendix 2GlossaryIndex