Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction to Applied Zooarchaeology - Steve Wolverton and R. Lee Lyman -- 2. Zooarchaeological Evidence for Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Breeding in Northwestern Washington State - Kristine M. Bovy -- 3. Archaeological Freshwater Mussel Remains and Their Use in the Conservation of an Imperiled Fauna - Evan Peacock -- 4. Prehistoric Biogeography and Conservation Status of Threatened Freshwater Mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) in the Upper Trinity River Drainage, Texas - Charles R. Randklev and Benjamin J. Lundeen -- 5. Ancient Actions Predict Modern Consequences Prehistoric Lessons in Marine Shellfish Exploitation - Heather B. Thakar -- 6. The Overkill Hypothesis and Conservation Biology - Lisa Nagaoka -- 7. Paleozoological Stable Isotope Data for Modern Management of Historically Extirpated Missouri Black Bears (Ursus americanus) - Corinne N. Rosania -- 8. Rockfish in the Long View Applied Zooarchaeology and Conservation of Pacific Red Snapper (Genus Sebastes) in Southern California - Todd J. Braje, Torben C. Rick, and Jon M. Erlandson -- 9. The Past, Present, and Future of Small Terrestrial Mammals in Human Diets - Karen Gust Schollmeyer and Jonathan C. Driver -- 10. Applied Zooarchaeology History, Value, and Use - R. Lee Lyman -- About the Contributors -- Index.