Wolf-human conflicts and management in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan

Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States: An Endangered Species Success Story

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 279-295

  Ruid, David B ^a   Paul, William J ^a   Roell, Brian J ^b   Wydeven, Adrian P ^c   Willging, Robert C ^a   Jurewicz, Randy L ^c   Lonsway, Donald H ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

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EID: 79956092710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_18     Document Type: Chapter

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