The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators - Learn about Each Predator’s Traits and Behaviors; Identify the Tracks and Signs of More Than 50 Predators; Protect Your Livestock, Poultry, and Pets by Janet Vorwald Dohner - Paperback
Learn to identify threatening species through tracks, scat, and the damage they leave behind. Fascinating profiles of more than fifty predatory mammals, birds, and reptiles teach farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and backyard-animal raisers how to prevent their livestock, poultry, and pets from becoming prey. By understanding how predators think and behave, where and how they live, and how they attack and kill prey, you’ll be able to interpret the potential threats surrounding your home. Whether you have a vested interest in protecting your pets and livestock or are simply spellbound by wild predators, this is the book for you!
From the Back Cover
Know What's Out There
Learn to humanely and effectively prevent your livestock, poultry, and pets from becoming prey. Comprehensive profiles of more than 50 animal predators will teach you to identify their habitat, tracks, scat, and attack patterns while offering valuable insights into how these animals think, live, and hunt.
Whether you're in the country, suburbs, or city, protect what you love through a genuine understanding of the animal predators around you.
About the Author
Janet Vorwald Dohner is the author of The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators, Farm Dogs, and Livestock Guardians. She has 35 years of experience on her small family farm and has relied on livestock guard dogs and corgis with her sheep, goats, and poultry. She writes for magazines, including Modern Farmer and Mother Earth News, and she gives presentations on livestock guardians and predator control at various conferences. Dohner is a board member of the Kangal Dog Club of America and a member of several learning communities for working dogs.
- Product details
- Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC (May 16, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1612126995
- ISBN-13 : 978-1612126999
- Item Weight : 1.95 pounds
