San Clemente Island, Feral Animal Removal
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Release : 1981
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Page : 166 pages
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Release : 1981
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Page : 190 pages
File Size : 38,49 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Endangered species
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Page : 776 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Environmental impact statements
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Release : 1980
Category : Endangered species
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Author : John J. Mayer
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 38,62 MB
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0820331376
With an estimated population of at least 500,000 distributed across nineteen states, the wild-living pig (Sus scrofa) is the most abundant free-ranging introduced ungulate in the United States. Until now, however, little has been known about the wild pig on a national scale, despite its abundance and significance as both a pest and a game animal. Whereas previous studies have been regional in scope, Wild Pigs in the United States is the most comprehensive work available on wild pig history, current status, comparative morphology, and other subjects important to the species' management and control. The information in this volume relates to the country's three prevalent wild pig types: the introduced Eurasian wild boar, the feral (once domestic, now wild) hog, and hybrids of the two. The first section of the book presents a history of wild pigs in this country-their origins; when, where, and by whom they were first introduced; and their subsequent dispersal. John J. Mayer and I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr. then develop specific criteria, based on taxonomic principles, for differentiating between the wild pig types. Employing numerous illustrations, graphs, and tables, they analyze and compare morphometric and discrete characters of the skull, external body dimensions and proportions, coat colorations patterns, and hair structure and form. A report on the status of wild pig populations in the United States (as of 1991) completes the volume. To profile the present ranges, habitats, and morphotypic makeups of wild pigs, the authors conducted two national surveys--in 1981 and 1988--among private individuals and federal and state personnel. Their report is also based on other recent wild pig studies and additional information from survey respondents. The book's reference section is particularly valuable, for its lists all sources consulted as well as the names and addresses of authorities the authors interviewed or with whom they corresponded. Aided by the book's wealth of current data, biologists and wildlife managers can make informed decisions about such issues as state versus private ownership of wild pig populations and the status of wild pigs as pests or game animals. In addition, hunters and sportsmen, zoologists, and even specialized historians and archaeologists will find Wild Pigs in the United States useful and informative.
Author : Raab
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 2009-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0759113181
San Clemente Island is a microcosm of California coastal archaeology from prehistoric through historic times—not only because of the extensiveness of its archaeological remains but because those remains have been so well preserved. In California Maritime Archaeology, the authors use the island as a platform to explore evidence of early seafaring, colonization, paleoenvironmental change, and cultural interaction along the California coast. They make a strong case that San Clemente island should be seen as a kind of "California archaeological Galapagos," offering an extraordinary variety of ancient life as well as surprising information about prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the northern Pacific. The authors' two decades of research have resulted in this rich cultural history that defies widespread assumptions about California's ancient maritime history.
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Page : 412 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 2013-07
Category : Delegated legislation
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Author : Jane Mary Resnick
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Page : 176 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Environmental management
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Administrative agencies
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Author : Government Printing Office Staff
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Page : 300 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Endangered species
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