...non-park as well as park lands. Balance may be achieved in several ways. (a) Natural prcdation. — Insofar as possible, control through natural predation...large predators, where they still occur in the parks, and kept below optimal level by programs of predator control applied outside the park boundaries. Although...

...through natural predation should be encouraged. Predators are now protected in the parks of the US, although unfortunately they were not in the early...grizzly bear, and mountain lion became extinct in mnny of the national parks. Even today populations of large predators, where they still occur in the...

...east of Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. Quaternary Res. 4:174— 184. PART IV WOLF RECOVERY ¿¿3' Ji. * I Predators are now protected in the parks of the United...predator control applied outside the park boundaries. AS Leopold et al., “Study of Wildlife Problems in the National Parks,” in Report of the Special...

...controlling force), is still commonly held, and has been a major element in wolf-recovery dialogues. NATURAL PREDATION Insofar as possible, control through...to negotiate with control agencies of federal and SOURCE: AS Leopold, SA Cain, CM Cottam, IN Gabrielson, and TL Kimball. 1963. Wildlife management in...