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• Title pages
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Section 1: WildCoast Project Design (Summary of Research)
  • PRODUCT 1: WildCoast Study Design Workshop, University of Victoria (2004)
• Section 2: Carnivore – Human Interactions (Summary of Research)
  • PRODUCT 2: A Case History of Wolf-Human Encounters in and Around Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (1978-2003)
  • PRODUCT 3: Cougar-Human Interactions on the West Coast of Vancouver Island (2005-2006)
  • PRODUCT 4: Carnivore-Human Interactions in Relation to Patterns of Human Use (1972-2005)
  • PRODUCT 5: Human Encounters with Wolves and Cougars in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Area: Summary and Analysis of Behaviour (1983-2006)
• Section 3: Social Science (Summary of Research)
  • PRODUCT 6: Social Science Annotated Bibliography on Human-Carnivore Interactions (2005)
  • PRODUCT 7: Visitor Behaviour and Perception of Bears, Wolves and Cougars at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (2005)
  • PRODUCT 8: Residents’ Attributions, Attitudes, and Support for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management (2005)
  • PRODUCT 9: Wild Wolves? Understanding Human-Wolf Interactions in a Coastal Canadian National Park Reserve (2005)
  • PRODUCT 10: Attitudes, Perception and Knowledge: Understanding the Human-Cougar Nexus on the West Coast Trail (2004)
• Section 4: Ecological Research (Summary of Research)
  • PRODUCT 11: Black-Tailed Deer Ecology in and Around Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (2007)
  • PRODUCT 12: Diet of Carnivores in Greater Pacific Rim National Park of Canada Ecosystem (2000-2005)
  • PRODUCT 13: Carnivore Scat Diet Composition Analysis - Continued (2005-2007)
  • PRODUCT 14: Predator-Prey Sign Survey Report (2003-2004)
  • PRODUCT 15: Summary of the Predator-Prey Sign Survey Program - Continued (2005-2007)
  • PRODUCT 16: Preliminary Spatial Analysis: Mammal Sign on the WildCoast (2005)
  • PRODUCT 17: Results of DNA analysis from Carnivore Scats - University of Calgary, University of Saskatchewan (2002-2007)
• Conclusion
• Guidelines
  • Guidelines for Residents
  • Guidelines for Eco-Tourist & Hospitality Industry
  • Guidelines for Park Staff
  • Guidelines for School Districts
• Acknowledgements
• Sponsors