Title Page -- Copyrights Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Coexistence in Rural Landscapes -- Ch. 1: Minimizing Carnivore-Livestock Conflict: The Importance and Process of Research in the Search for Coexistence -- Ch. 2: Characteristics of Wolf Packs in Wisconsin: Identification of Traits Influencing Depredation -- Ch. 3: Wolves in Rural Agricultural Areas of Western North America: Conflict and Conservation -- Part II: Coexistence in Developed Landscapes -- Ch. 4: Ecology and Management of Striped Skunks, Racoons, and Coyotes in Urban Landscapes -- Ch. 5: Birds of Prey in Urban Landscapes -- Ch. 6: Challenges in Conservation of the Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox -- Ch. 7: Carnivore Conservation and Highways: Understanding the Relationships, Problems, and Solutions -- Ch. 8: Living with Fierce Creatures? An Overview and Models of Mammalian Carnivore Conservation -- Part III: Coexistence in Political Landscapes -- Ch. 9: Dispersal and Colonization in the Florida Panther: Overcoming Landscape Barriers - Biological and Political -- Ch. 10: State Wildlife Governance and Carnivore Conservation -- Ch. 11: Conserving Mountain Lions in a Changing Landscape -- Ch. 12: Restoring the Gray Wolf to the Southern Rocky Mountains: Anatomy of a Campaign to Resolve a Conservation Issue -- Conclusion -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Index.