Foreword / James A. Estes
Introduction / Nina Fascione, Aimee Delach and Martin E. Smith
Ch. 1. Minimizing carnivore-livestock conflict : the importance and process of research in the search for coexistence / Stewart W. Breck
Ch. 2. Characteristics of wolf packs in Wisconsin : identification of traits influencing depredation / Adrian P. Wydeven, Adrian Treves, Brian Brost and Jane E. Wiedenhoeft
Ch. 3. Wolves in rural agricultural areas of Western North America : conflict and conservation / Marco Musiani, Tyler Muhly, Carolyn Callaghan, C. Cormack Gates, Martin E. Smith, Suzanne Stone and Elisabetta Tosoni
Ch. 4. Ecology and management of striped skunks, raccoons, and coyotes in urban landscapes / Stanley D. Gehrt
Ch. 5. Birds of prey in urban landscapes / R. William Mannan and Clint W. Boal
Ch. 6. Challenges in conservation of the endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox / Howard O. Clark, Jr., Brian L. Cypher, Gregory D. Warrick, Patrick A. Kelly, Daniel F. Williams and David E. Grubbs
Ch. 7. Carnivore conservation and highways : understanding the relationships, problems, and solutions / Bill Ruediger
Ch. 8. Living with fierce creatures? : an overview and models of mammalian carnivore conservation / David J. Mattson
Ch. 9. Dispersal and colonization in the Florida panther : overcoming landscape barriers - biological and political / David S. Maehr
Ch. 10. State wildlife governance and carnivore conservation / Martin Nie
Ch. 11. Conserving mountain lions in a changing landscape / Christopher M. Papouchis
Ch. 12. Restoring the gray wolf to the Southern Rocky Mountains : anatomy of a campaign to resolve a conservation issue / Michael K. Phillips, Rob Edward and Tina Arapkiles
Conclusion / Nina Fascione, Aimee Delach and Martin E. Smith.