Fuzz : when nature breaks the law

Roach, Mary, author.

Book 2021

"Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife c...

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Animal behavior

Animals and civilization

Human-animal relationships

Wildlife management

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ISBN:

9781324001935
1324001933

Edition:

First edition

Description:

308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

When nature breaks the law

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308)

Contents:

A quick word of introduction
Maul cops: crime scene forensics when the killer isn't human
Breaking and entering and eating: how do you handle a hungry bear?
The elephant in the room: manslaughter by the pound
A spot of trouble: what makes a leopard a man-eater?
The monkey fix: birth control for marauding macaques
Mercurial cougars: how do you count what you can't see?
When the wood comes down: beware the "danger tree"
The terror beans: the legume as accomplice to murder
Okay, boomer: futile military actions against birds
On the road again: jaywalking with the animals
To scare a thief: the esoteric art of the frightening device
The gulls of St. Peter's: the Vatican tries a laser
The Jesuit and the rat: wildlife management tips from the Pontifical Academy for Life
Killing with kindness: who cares about a pest?
The disappearing mouse: the scary magic of gene drives
The fuzzy trespasser: resources for homeowners

LCCN:

2021006594

Control Number:

3077580

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