Luke Hunter is president of Panthera, the world's leading organisation dedicated to the conservation of wild cats. Before that, he headed the Great Cats Programme of the Wildlife Conservation Society, and held positions in universities in Australia and South Africa. He has contributed to more than 100 scientific papers and popular articles.Priscilla Barrett has painted mammals for field guides to numerous regions including southern Africa, Latin America, Britain and Europe, and New Zealand. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.

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• INTRODUCTIONCarnivore Families Conservation of CarnivoresStructure of the Species AccountsSPECIES ACCOUNTSFELIDAE - CatsHYAENIDAE - HyaenasHERPESTIDAE - MongoosesEUPLERIDAE - Fosa and AlliesPRIONODONTIDAE - LinsangsVIVERRIDAE - Civets, Genets and OyansNANDINIIDAE - African Palm-civetCANIDAE - DogsURSIDAE - BearsPROCYONIDAE - Raccoons, Coatis and AlliesAILURIDAE - Red PandaMEPHITIDAE - Skunks and Stink-badgersMUSTELIDAE - Badgers, Martens, Weasels and OttersSKULLSFOOTPRINTSGlossaryAcknowledgementsIndex

Luke Hunter is president of Panthera, the world's leading organisation dedicated to the conservation of wild cats. Before that, he headed the Great Cats Programme of the Wildlife Conservation Society, and held positions in universities in Australia and South Africa. He has contributed to more than 100 scientific papers and popular articles.Priscilla Barrett has painted mammals for field guides to numerous regions including southern Africa, Latin America, Britain and Europe, and New Zealand. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.

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• INTRODUCTIONCarnivore Families Conservation of CarnivoresStructure of the Species AccountsSPECIES ACCOUNTSFELIDAE - CatsHYAENIDAE - HyaenasHERPESTIDAE - MongoosesEUPLERIDAE - Fosa and AlliesPRIONODONTIDAE - LinsangsVIVERRIDAE - Civets, Genets and OyansNANDINIIDAE - African Palm-civetCANIDAE - DogsURSIDAE - BearsPROCYONIDAE - Raccoons, Coatis and AlliesAILURIDAE - Red PandaMEPHITIDAE - Skunks and Stink-badgersMUSTELIDAE - Badgers, Martens, Weasels and OttersSKULLSFOOTPRINTSGlossaryAcknowledgementsIndex