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Reviews and summarises the current state of the field, describes limitations and opportunities for carnivore conservation, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management.
Chapters include: Why `carnivore conservation'?; Past and future carnivore extinctions: a phylogenetic principle; Interspecific competition and the population biology of extinction-prone carnivores; Strategies for carnivore conservation: lessons from contemporary extinctions; Alien carnivores: unwelcome experiments in ecological theory; Carnivore introductions and invasions: their success and management options; Hybridization and conservation of carnivores; Carnivore demography and the consequences of changes in prey availability; Human-carnivore interactions: adopting proactive strategies for complex problems; The control, exploitation and conservation of carnivores; Interdisciplinary problem solving in carnivore conservation: an introduction; Assessment of carnivore reintroductions; Interactions between carnivores and local communities: conflict or co-existence?; New methods for obtaining and analyzing genetic data from free-ranging carnivores; Applications of genetic concepts and molecular methods to carnivore conservation; Role of reproductive sciences in carnivore conservation; Monitoring of terrestrial carnivore populations; Changing landscapes: consequences for carnivores; Behavior of carnivores in exploited and controlled populations; The role of disease in carnivore ecology and conservation; Geographic priorities for carnivore conservation in Africa; Estimating interpopulation dispersal rates; Setting priorities for carnivore conservation: what makes carnivores different?; Conclusions: carnivore conservation: science, compromise and tough choices