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Wildlife, land, and people : a century of change in Prairie Canada / Donald G. Wetherell.
Author
Wetherell, Donald Grant, 1949-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Montreal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2016]
©2016
Description
xxx, 607 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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QL85 .W44 2016
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Subject(s)
Human-animal relationships
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Prairie Provinces
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History
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Nature
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Effect of human beings on
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Prairie Provinces
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History
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Animal ecology
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Prairie Provinces
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History
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Human ecology
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Prairie Provinces
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History
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Prairie Provinces
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History
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Series
Carleton library series ; 238.
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Summary note
Presenting a history of human interactions with wildlife in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan between 1870 and 1960, this book examines the confrontations that led to diverse consequences - from the near annihilation of some species to the extraordinary preservation of others - and skilfully finds the roots of these relationships in people's needs for food, sport, security, economic development, personal fulfillment, and identity.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-595) and index.
Contents
The state of things: wildlife, land, and people after 1870
Some perspectives on animal behaviour
Friends and foes
A pursuit of utility: the state and wildlife
Eating wild animals
Hunting as sport: ideals and practice
Reconstructing nature: acclimatizing animals for the wild
It's a war: farming and wildlife
First Nations, the state, and the economy of wildlife
Economics and nostalgia: encounters with fur-bearers
The spectacle of nature: wildlife and the national parks
Rounding out a full life: traditions of natural history
Displaying wild animals
Conclusion: Fitting and not fitting together.
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Issued also in electronic format.
ISBN
9780773547919 ((hardback))
0773547916 ((hardback))
LCCN
2016497077
OCLC
945029824
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