Wild Mammals of North America

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

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.

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: A Twenty-Year Retrospective Part I: Opossum, Moles, Bats, and Armadillo Chapter 1. Opossum Chapter 2. Moles Chapter 3. Bats Chapter 4. Armadillo Part II: Rabbits and Hares Chapter 5. Eastern Cottontail Chapter 6. Black0tailed Jackrabbit Chapter 7. Snowshoe Hare and Other Hares Part III: Rodents Chapter 8. Mountain Beaver Chapter 9. Marmots Chapter 10. Ground Squirrels Chapter 11. Black-tailed Prairie Dog Chapter 12. Fox and Gray Squirrels Chapter 13. Pine Squirrels Chapter 14. Pocket Gophers Chapter 15. Beaver Chapter 16. Muskrats Chapter 17. Voles Chapter 18. Porcupine Chapter 19. Eastern Woodrat Part IV: Toothed Whales and Baleen Whales Chapter 20. Bottlenose Dolphin, Harbor Porpoise, Sperm Whale and Other Toothed Cetaceans Chapter 21. Baleen Whales: Right Whales and Allies Section V: Carnivores Chapter 22. Coyote Chapter 23. Gray Wolf Chapter 24. Foxes Chapter 25. Black Bear Chapter 26. Grizzly Bear Chapter 27. Polar Bear Chapter 28. Raccoon Chapter 29. Fisher and Marten Chapter 30. Weasels and Black-footed Ferret Chapter 31. Mink Chapter 32. Wolverine Chapter 33. Badger Chapter 34. Skunks Chapter 35. River Otter Chapter 36. Sea Otter Chapter 37. Mountain Lion Chapter 38. Bobcat and Lynx Section VI: Seals and Manatee Chapter 39. Seals Chapter 40. West Indian Manatee Section VII: Hoofed Mammals Chapter 41. Collared Peccary Chapter 42. Wapiti Chapter 43. Mule Deer Chapter 44. White-tailed Deer Chapter 45. Moose Chapter 46. Caribou Chapter 47. Pronghorn Chapter 48. Bison Chapter 49. Mountain Goat Chapter 50. Muskox Chapter 51. Mountain Sheep Part VIII: Introduced Mammals Chapter 52. Nutria Chapter 53. Wild Horse Chapter 54. Feral Hog Chapter 55. Nonnative Large Mammals in North America Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Glossary Index