Title:
Changing tracks : predators and politics in Mt. McKinley National Park
JLCTITLE245:
Timothy Rawson.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2001.
Physical Description:
xiv, 326 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781889963525
9781889963174
General Note:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Abstract:
"A century ago, nearly all Americans agreed that the fewer wolves, the better. Now many people ardently defend wolves for ecologic and symbolic reasons. Changing Tracks chronicles the issue that helped reshape our views toward predators."--Jacket.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-317).
Genre:
Contents:
1. Sheep, Sportsmen, and Mount McKinley National Park -- 2. The National Park Service and Wildlife Management -- 3. Animals and Alaskans -- 4. The Opposition to the National Park Service -- 5. Wildlife Research and Adolph Murie -- 6. The War Years -- 7. Taking the Issue to Congress -- 8. Sanctuary for Sheep and Wolves -- 9. Evaluation and Consequence.