Winner of the 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Reference

In this first-ever landmark study of New Mexico's wild carnivores, Jean-Luc E. Cartron and Jennifer K. Frey have assembled a team of leading southwestern biologists to explore the animals and the major issues that shape their continued presence in the state and region. The book includes discussions on habitat, evolving or altered ecosystems, and new discoveries about animal behavior and range, and it also provides details on the distribution, habitat associations, life history, population status, management, and conservation needs of individual carnivore species in New Mexico.

Like Cartron's award-winning Raptors of New Mexico, Wild Carnivores of New Mexico shares the same emphasis on scientific rigor and thoroughness, high readability, and visual appeal. Each chapter is illustrated with numerous color photographs to help readers visualize unique morphological or life-history traits, habitat, research techniques, and management and conservation issues.

Contributors
Scott C. Bender
David L. Bergman
Stewart Breck
David E. Brown
Kenneth C. Calhoun
Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Joseph A. Cook
Cecily M. Costello
Jerry W. Dragoo
Jonathan L. Dunnum
Jennifer K. Frey
Colby M. Gardner
Eric M. Gese
Phillip S. Gipson
Elise Goldstein
Matthew E. Gompper
Matthew J. Gould
David S. Gutzler
Arthur H. Harris
Robert L. Harrison
Christine C. Hass
Charles L. Hayes IV
Jacob S. Ivan
F. Jack Triepke
Kenneth A. Logan
Brian J. Long
Dustin H. Long
Robert C. Lonsinger
Timothy K. Lowrey
J. Alan May
Tracy Melbihess
John K. Oakleaf
Gary W. Roemer
Melissa Savage
Kassidy M. Steckbeck
James N. Stuart
Linda L. Sweanor
Don E. Wilson