West African Chimpanzees
West African Chimpanzees

Author: Rebecca Kormos

Publisher: World Conservation Union

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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Wild chimpanzees are only found in tropical Africa, where their populations have declined by more than 66% in the last 30 years. This Action Plan focuses on one of the four chimpanzee subspecies, the western chimpanzee, which is one of the two subspecies most threatened with extinction. This publication presents a plan for action that represents a consensus among all parties concerned with the conservation of chimpanzees.

Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests
Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests

Author: Margaret M. Carreiro

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-10-31

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 0387714251

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Trees and vegetation in cities aren’t just there to make the place look pretty. They have an important ecological function. This book contains studies and perspectives on urban forests from a broad array of basic and applied scientific disciplines including ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, plant community ecology, geography, and social science. The book includes contributions from experts around the world, allowing the reader to evaluate methods and management that are appropriate for particular geographic, environmental, and socio-political contexts.

Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States
Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States

Author: Adrian P. Wydeven

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-02-27

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0387859527

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In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early proponents of wolf conservation such as Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and Durward Allen lived and worked in the region. The longest ongoing research on wolf–prey relations (see Vucetich and Peterson, Chap. 3) and the first use of radio telemetry for studying wolves (see Mech, Chap. 2) occurred in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region is the first place in the United States where “Endangered” wolf populations recovered. All three states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) developed ecologically and socially sound wolf conservation plans, and the federal government delisted the population of wolves in these states from the United States list of endangered and threatened species on March 12, 2007 (see Refsnider, Chap. 21). Wolf management reverted to the individual states at that time. Although this delisting has since been challenged, we believe that biological recovery of wolves has occurred and anticipate the delisting will be restored. This will be the first case of wolf conservation reverting from the federal government to the state conser- tion agencies in the United States.

Improved Career Decision Making in a Changing World
Improved Career Decision Making in a Changing World

Author: Judith M. Ettinger

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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This participant's resource guide and trainer's guide are designed to train career development facilitators to help their clients use labor market information. The participant's resource guide contains 10 modules. Each module consists of these components: National Career Development Guidelines (NCDG) Counselor Competencies, abbreviated version of the trainer's lecturette with copies of transparencies embedded within the text, and references. Module subjects are as follows: introduction; definitions of terms and concepts related to career development and labor market information; demographic trends that have an impact on career decision making; theories of career development; information and how to assess and use it; developing an awareness of multicultural issues; and specific needs of adults, women and teen parents, persons with disabilities, and children at risk. An Action Plan follows Module 1. Thirty-five activities are provided. Appendixes include the following: career counseling competencies; State/National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee contacts; directory of state career information delivery systems; the NCDG; state guidance supervisors; guidelines for use of computer-based career information and guidance systems, career software review, and preparation and evaluation of career and occupational information literature; government printing offices; sources of state/local job outlook; annotated list of 14 print references; overview of equal opportunity legislation; labor market information directors; state data center organizations; and acronyms. The trainer's guide provides the information, research, theories, and implementation activities necessary for conducting the inservice program. Modules include a listing of content with related activities, lecturette, transparency masters, and references. The final section contains applications of the concepts presented in the modules--activities, case studies, small group exercises, and problem-solving scenarios. (YLB)

History of Wyoming (Second Edition)
History of Wyoming (Second Edition)

Author: T. A. Larson

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1990-08-01

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 0803279361

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"The History of Wyoming" explains detailed information of territorial and state developments. This second edition also includes the post-World War II chapters containing discussion about the economy, society, culture and politics not included on the previous edition.