From a Howling Wilderness to Howling Safaris: Science,Policy and Red Wolves in the American South |
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Authors: | Christopher J Manganiello |
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Institution: | (1) Department of History, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA |
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Abstract: | This article details the complex natural and cultural history of red wolf (Canis rufus) restoration in the American South. The decisions and methods utilized in the red wolf’s recovery after 1960 were unprecedented
and creative but not geographically limited. The federal red wolf recovery experiment highlights the debate over what constitutes
a species in a dynamic world, and the practical challenges and unexpected results in endangered species management in peopled
landscapes. This wildlife restoration story illustrates not only the “hands-on” management role humans played, and continue
to play, but also reveals cultural assumptions about what constitutes a “wild” wolf and about the necessity of wilderness.
The red wolf recovery project provides constructive lessons for future species restoration involving flora and fauna on public
and private land, and demonstrates human and animal engagement in the making of nature and culture. |
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Keywords: | Canis rufus red wolf restoration species endangered species conservation biology wildlife management wilderness |
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