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Title:

The encyclopedia of animal predators : learn about each predator's traits and behaviors ; identify the tracks and signs of more than 50 predators ; protect your livestock, poultry, and pets / Janet Vorwald Dohner.

Author:

Dohner, Janet Vorwald, 1951- author.

ISBN:

9781612127057

9781612126999

Personal Author:

Dohner, Janet Vorwald, 1951- author.

Physical Description:

279 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Content Type:

text

Media Type (RDA):

unmediated

Carrier Type:

volume

Contents:

The predation situation -- Who's out there? -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Nonlethal prevention methods and strategies -- Successful protection from predators -- Moving forward together.

Abstract:

"Learn to identify threatening species through tracks, scat, and the damage they leave behind. Fascinating profiles of more than 50 predatory mammals, birds, and reptiles teach farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and backyard-animal raisers how to prevent their livestock, poultry, and pets from becoming prey. By understanding how predators think and behave, where and how they live, and how they attack and kill prey, you'll be able to interpret the potential threats surrounding your home. Whether you have a vested interest in protecting your pets and livestock or are simply spellbound by wild predators, this is the book for you!" --Amazon.com.

Subject Term:

Predatory animals.

Predatory animals -- Control.

Format:

Books

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Summary

Learn to identify threatening species through tracks, scat, and the damage they leave behind. Fascinating profiles of more than 50 predatory mammals, birds, and reptiles teach farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and backyard-animal raisers how to prevent their livestock, poultry, and pets from becoming prey. By understanding how predators think and behave, where and how they live, and how they attack and kill prey, you'll be able to interpret the potential threats surrounding your home. Whether you have a vested interest in protecting your pets and livestock or are simply spellbound by wild predators, this is the book for you!

Author Notes

Janet Vorwald Dohner is a librarian and researcher who has raised horses, goats, livestock dogs, and chickens, including the very rare Dominique and Delaware breeds, on her farm in Michigan.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Booklist Review

Small-farmer Dohner follows up her well-received Farm Dogs (2016) with a volume of equal value not only to farmers and ranchers covering such impactful predators as bears, mountain lions, feral swine, and raptors but also to city and suburban dwellers bedeviled by the likes of rats, raccoons, crows, and even domestic roaming cats and dogs. The book is well organized into animal families (cats, bears, weasels, raccoons, skunks, opossums, rats, domestic and feral animals, birds of prey, true owls, crows, snapping turtles, gators/crocs, and snakes), which are then broken down into more-specific animals (e.g., American crow, common raven, and black-billed magpie under the crow category). Most animal-family entries include a damage ID that includes method of kill, paw prints, gait, time of day they hunt, and even a drawing (not photo, thankfully) of their scat. Inclusion of deer not strictly carnivores but devastating to crops would have helped. Still, an informative, well-illustrated reference. Resource listings appended.--Moores, Alan Copyright 2017 Booklist

Library Journal Review

Suburban homeowners know if a skunk has visited their property but may not be aware of what attracted this predator. A farmer may discover the corpse of a lamb, a scattering of feathers, or an empty, licked-out egg shell and wonder if a hawk, fox, or something else was responsible. Dohner (Farm Dogs; Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds) has some answers. Full-color photographs depict the many predators of North America and Canada, and illustrations of paw prints and scat provide more information for identifying an unseen animal. Edifying entries describe the creatures and suggest measures to discourage them from showing up on one's property. The exhaustive descriptions make it easy to identify the predators, and an extensive section on nonlethal control methods encourages coexistence rather than extermination. The appendix includes websites and an index organized by predator name, identifying the damage the animal is capable of. VERDICT Useful for farmers and homeowners researching predator issues, this volume offers plenty of material for general and student audiences.-Frances E. Millhouser, formerly of Fairfax Cty. P.L., VA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.