Borderland Jaguars: Tigres de la Frontera
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874806968 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jaguar realities in the U.S. This timely and useful book collates and summarizes in handy paperback form what is known about the northernmost population of the jaguar in the U.S. Southwest and adjoining parts of Mexico. I couldn't put the book down and recommend it highly as an authentic learning experience about the jaguar in southwest history, ecology, and culture. The authors are to be commended for undertaking such a thorough a. Dr. Wolfgang Braue said "Borderland Jaguars" by D. E. Brown & C. A. L. Gonzalez. With „Borderland Jaguars" David E. Brown and co-author Carlos A. Lopez Gonzalez have continued the investigative writing tradition Brown started back in 198"Borderland Jaguars" by D. E. Brown & C. A. L. Gonzalez With „Borderland Jaguars" David E. Brown and co-author Carlos A. Lopez Gonzalez have continued the investigative writing tradition Brown started back in 1983 with „The Wolf in the Southwest" followed by „The Grizzly in the Southwest" (1985).While the previous books are considered classic references of the imbalanced struggle between man and predators in the past, the recent spectacular. with „The Wolf in the Southwest" followed by „The Grizzly in the Southwest" (1985).While the previous books are considered classic references of the imbalanced struggle between man and predators in the past, the recent spectacular. "Borderland Jaguars- Southwest Natural History At Its' Best!" according to Jeff Brent Federal Wildlife Biologist. Borderland Jaguars is the latest in a series of excellent books by David Brown documenting the natural history of the large carnivores of the southwest including the Mexican wolf and the grizzly bear. This book on jaguars documents their presence on both sides of the border to include Arizona, New,Mexico, and Sonora, Mexico. It is extremely well written, and is accompanied by excellent historical photog
The jaguar’s neotropical origins also add to its mystiqueBut there is something more. Instead of reaching for a rifle, the rancher went for his camera. So does the animal’s legendary strength and power as befits its role as the region’s top predator. The thought of such a cat’s presence is enough in itself."—from the bookIn 1996 a rancher hunting mountain lions just north of the Arizona-Mexico border treed a jaguar. These compelling photographs sparked public interest in jaguars and have resulted in calls for listing jaguars as an endangered species.Borderland Jaguars documents the human-jaguar contact in the Southwest and presents jaguar folklore from both sides of the border. "What is it about these borderland cats which has so fired up people? Scarcity combined with beauty explains some of the appeal. But the book is primarily a natural history of the jaguar, and discusses its distribution, habitats, and hunting and breeding characteristics before concluding with a section on the status and management of borderland jaguars, and a proposed conservation plan. Nor does it matter one whit that the chance of any one individual actually seeing one is almost nil. That such a large cat is out there somewhereinvokes the depths of
It will be the major source on the species for many years to come."—Harley Shaw, wildlife biologist . "The work is not only significant, it is an important contribution, because it serves to dispel many myths and misconceptions regarding the jaguar