Book: Wild Furbearer Management

BOOK UPDATE:
Wild Furbearer Management and Conservation in North America
Watch for Project Updates!

We have initiated a very ambitious project - to update the book, Wild Furbearer Management and Conservation in North America. This book, originally published in 1987 by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, is a large volume that contains 71 chapters spanning 1,150 pages and is still often referred to as the “bible for furbearer management.” However, having been published three decades ago, it lacks substantial information on contemporary furbearer management, including topics such as DNA data collection and analysis, recent species recovery efforts, advances in damage management, Best Management Practices for Trapping, Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards, camera-based surveys, occupancy modeling, statistical population reconstruction, and many other topics. In addition, a comprehensive overview of current challenges, such as ballot initiatives, socio-economic paradigm shifts, and increasing anthropogenic effects on furbearer populations, needs to be incorporated into the text. Consequently, there is currently no contemporary and comprehensive work on furbearer management and conservation in North America.

The benefits of an updated edition of this book will be far reaching for wildlife professionals, trappers and hunters, and others interested in furbearer management. At this time, we have secured ALL of our chapter authors and writing has begun! Stay tuned for updates about our progress.