Wildlife and Man in Texas: Environmental Change and Conservation
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What man touches, he changes, and for better or worse man has touched Texas. Through settlement, development, and urbanization, he has permanently altered the character, variety, numbers, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0890964165
ISBN13:9780890964163
Release Date:June 1989
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Length:268 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"
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Wildlife in Texas - a losing battle?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
From the cover: Doughty uses letters, journals, and travel accounts to show the early attitudes toward the uses of indigenous birds and mammals of Texas. Surviving on nature's bounty and remorselessly exterminating her threats - wolves, cougars, and other wily critters - settlers exploited Texas' pristine fecundity. Some species benefited from disturbed environments - others were unable to adjust to human presence and disappeared. By the 1880s concern about the diminishing numbers of many preferred species led to enactment of game laws and other efforts to protect and manage wildlife. Today, Doughty argues, habitat change is the most pressing issue confronting conservationists.
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