Boxes, Rockets and Pens: A History of Wildlife Recovery in Tennessee

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Boxes, Rockets, and Pens - the title refers to equipment used in the recovery and relocation of wildlife - presents a detailed history of the efforts to restore several of Tennessee's wild animals from near extinction. Drawing from his own firsthand observations of the state's recent wildlife history and from interviews with wildlife professionals, Doug Markham offers a series of vignettes on key recovery programs. Complementing the narrative are nearly one hundred black-and-white and color photographs, including...
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Boxes, Rockets, and Pens - the title refers to equipment used in the recovery and relocation of wildlife - presents a detailed history of the efforts to restore several of Tennessee's wild animals from near extinction. Drawing from his own firsthand observations of the state's recent wildlife history and from interviews with wildlife professionals, Doug Markham offers a series of vignettes on key recovery programs. Complementing the narrative are nearly one hundred black-and-white and color photographs, including many by the renowned nature photographer Byron Jorjorian.
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Journalist Markham has written eight chapters that could each stand alone as an essay on the management of a key speciesblack bear, white-tailed deer, bald eagle, wild turkey, river otter, Canada goose, red-cockaded woodpecker, and red wolffound in Tennessee. Each chapter tells the history of the species as it relates to the state. The efforts of many, including government and private agencies, as well as important individual contributions in management and recovery, are detailed for each case. A ninth chapter examines management efforts involving less-appreciated but still important animals, such as bats, salamanders, snakes, voles, and turtles. Statewide funding programs and other funding sources are briefly described. A hopeful epilog; appendix of endangered, threatened, and in-need-of-management species list (for Tennessee); notes; and a brief bibliography conclude the book. Although the information about each species is plentiful, this is not a field guide but an excellent wildlife management story. Recommended for all public and academic libraries in Tennessee and neighboring states and for all wildlife management collections.Nancy J. Moeckel, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, Ohio
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  • ISBN-13: 9780870499937
  • Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
  • Publication date: 1/21/1998
  • Series: Outdoor Tennessee Series
  • Pages: 176
  • Product dimensions: 8.00 (w) x 8.92 (h) x 0.39 (d)

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 A New Den for Black Bears 1
2 They Changed the Landscape: While-tailed Deer Make a Comeback 18
3 A Crowd Around Eagles: The National Symbol Is Reborn 31
4 A Milestone for Turkey Trappers: Wild Flocks Inhabit Every County 45
5 They Came From Louisiana: River Otters Regain a Home 59
6 Back from Extinction: Giant Canada Geese Become Permanent Residents 70
7 Too Big an Effort? Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers and the Limits of Wildlife Recovery 82
8 A Second Chance for Red Wolves 91
9 Yes to Watchable Wildlife: Potential Help for Hundreds of Species 108
Epilogue 119
App Species That Are Endangered, Threatened, or in Need of Management in Tennessee 121
Notes 129
Selected Bibliography 137
Index 139
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