People and Wildlife : Conflict or Coexistence?

Alan Rabinowitz

ISBN 10: 0521532035 / ISBN 13: 9780521532037

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Human-wildlife conflict is a major issue in conservation. As people encroach into natural habitats, and as conservation efforts restore wildlife to areas where they may have been absent for generations, contact between people and wild animals is growing. Some species, even the beautiful and endangered, can have serious impacts on human lives and livelihoods. Tigers kill people, elephants destroy crops and African wild dogs devastate sheep herds left unattended. Historically, people have responded to these threats by killing wildlife wherever possible, and this has led to the endangerment of many species that are difficult neighbours. The urgent need to conserve such species, however, demands coexistence of people and endangered wildlife. This book presents a variety of solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, including novel and traditional farming practices, offsetting the costs of wildlife damage through hunting and tourism, and the development of local and national policies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: People and Wildlife : Conflict or Coexistence?
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521532035
• ISBN 13: 9780521532037
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 28D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 739 grams

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Synopsis

As humans continue to encroach into natural habitats, and conservation efforts restore wildlife to areas where they have been absent, contact between humans and wild animals is growing. Some species, even the endangered, can have serious impacts on human lives and livelihoods. Tigers kill people, elephants destroy crops and African wild dogs devastate sheep herds left unattended. This book presents a variety of solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, including novel and traditional farming practices, controlled hunting and tourism, as well as the development of local and national conservation policies.

About the Authors

Rosie Woodroffe is Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of California, Davis.

Simon Thirgood is Science Leader of the Ecology of Grazed Ecosystems Programme at the Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Alan Rabinowitz is Director of the Science and Exploration Division for the Wildlife Conservation Society based at the Bronx Zoo in New York.