Urban Carnivores: ecology, conflict and conservation

This edited volume assembled the foundational synthesis of urban carnivore biology, bringing together chapters on species from coyotes and foxes to felids, and on cross-cutting themes of disease, conflict, genetics, management and human dimensions. It established urban carnivore ecology as a coherent field, drawing on the southern California felid research program and global examples to articulate how carnivores exploit, and are shaped by, cities. The book framed coexistence as a management and planning challenge requiring attention to ecology and human attitudes alike. It remains a primary reference for researchers and planners working on felids and other carnivores in human-dominated landscapes.