Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, and Dogs

An Action Plan for the Conservation of Canids


(Note: this is the 1990 version the action plan
Click here for the 2004 version of the Canid Action Plan)

photo of African hunting dog (28K jpg)

J.R. Ginsberg and D.W. Macdonald

IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group
IUCN Wolf Specialist Group (L.D. Mech, Chair)
(1990). 116 pp. IUCN Publications, Gland, Switzerland.

Table of Contents:

Forewords and Acknowledgements

Section 1. Introduction

  1. Objectives, Structure, and Limitations of the Canid Action Plan
  2. Sorting Out the Canidae

Section 2. Species and Geographic Analyses

  1. Introduction to Species Summaries and Geographical Chapters
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa
  3. South America
  4. Holarctic
  5. North Africa and the Middle East
  6. South and Southeast Asia and Australia

Section 3. General Considerations

  1. International Trade in CITES Listed Canids
  2. Captive Breeding and Reintroduction
  3. Predation and Predator Control
  4. Canids and Disease
  5. Conclusions and Action Planning

Appendices

  1. List of the Members of the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group (link is to the current, 1998 membership)
  2. Other Correspondents Who Contributed to the Compilation of the Canid Action Plan
  3. List of Members of the IUCN/SSC Wolf Specialist Group

References

Copies of all of the publications are available from: The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. E-mail: david.macdonald@zoology.oxford.ac.uk, Telephone: +44 1223 277894; Fax : +44 1865 310447.

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