Rodent Pests and Their Control, 2nd Edition
Rodent Pests and Their Control, 2nd Edition

Author: Alan P Buckle

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2015-05-11

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1845938178

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The most numerous of the world's invasive species, rodent pests have a devastating impact on agriculture, food, health and the environment. In the last two decades, the science and practice of rodent control has faced new legislation on rodenticides, the pests' increasing resistance to chemical control and the impact on non-target species, bringing a new dimension to this updated 2nd edition and making essential reading for all those involved in rodent pest control, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners and public health specialists.

After the Grizzly
After the Grizzly

Author: Peter S. Alagona

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0520355547

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This book traces the history of threats to species and habitat in California, from the time of the Gold Rush to the present. The author shows how, over the course of more than a century, scientists and conservationists came to view the fates of endangered species as dependent on the ecological conditions and human activities in the places where those species lived. The story begins with the tale of the state's extinct mascot, the California grizzly, and the conservation movements and laws that followed its disappearance. The second half of the book focuses on four high-profile endangered species: the California condor, the desert tortoise, the San Joaquin kit fox, and the Delta smelt. The author offers an account of how Americans developed a civil system in which imperiled species serve as proxies for broader conflicts about the politics of place. The book concludes that the challenge for conservationists in the twenty-first century will be to expand habitat conservation beyond protected wildlands to build more diverse and sustainable landscapes.

Tar Sands
Tar Sands

Author: Andrew Nikiforuk

Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1553655559

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Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation.

Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People
Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People

Author: Kari Marie Norgaard

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2019-09-13

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0813584213

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Finalist for the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon have made their way up and down the Klamath River. Indigenous management enabled the ecological abundance that formed the basis of capitalist wealth across North America. These activities on the landscape continue today, although they are often the site of intense political struggle. Not only has the magnitude of Native American genocide been of remarkable little sociological focus, the fact that this genocide has been coupled with a reorganization of the natural world represents a substantial theoretical void. Whereas much attention has (rightfully) focused on the structuring of capitalism, racism and patriarchy, few sociologists have attended to the ongoing process of North American colonialism. Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People draws upon nearly two decades of examples and insight from Karuk experiences on the Klamath River to illustrate how the ecological dynamics of settler-colonialism are essential for theorizing gender, race and social power today.