Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use

One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. To this end, a team of conservation biologists, hunters, tourist operators, ranchers, wildlife and land managers, ecologists, veterinarians and economists was convened to discuss whether wi...

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Other Authors: Prins, H.H.T. (Editor), Grootenhuis, Jan Geu (Editor), Dolan, Thomas T. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2000, 2000
Edition:1st ed. 2000
Series:Conservation Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction: The Value of Priceless Wildlife
  • 2 The Machakos Wildlife Forum: The Story from a Woman on the Land
  • 3 Ranching: An Economic Yardstick
  • 4 The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya: A Case Study
  • 5 Competition Between Wildlife and Livestock in Africa
  • 6 Wildlife, Livestock and Animal Disease Reservoirs
  • 7 Wildlife Damage in Rural Areas with Emphasis on Malawi
  • 8 Functional Relationships Between Parks and Agricultural Areas in East Africa: The Case of Nairobi National Park
  • 9 Functional Relationships Between Protected and Agricultural Areas in South Africa and Nambia
  • 10 Wildlife and Livestock Population Trends in the Kenya Rangeland
  • 11 The Effects of a Century of Policy and Legal Change on Wildlife Conservation and Utilisation in Tanzania
  • 12 “Ownership”of Wildlife
  • 13 Wildlife Land Use and the Great Experiment
  • 14 Financial Feasibility of Game Cropping in Machakos District, Kenya
  • 15 Hunting and its Benefits: An Overview of Hunting in Africa with Special Reference to Tanzania
  • 16 The Economics of Wildlife Tourism: Theory and Reality for Landholders in Africa
  • 17 Making Wildlife Pay: Converting Wildlife’s Comparative Advantage into Real Incentives for Having Wildlife in African Savannas, Case Studies from Zimbabwe and Zambia
  • 18 Traditional African Wildlife Utilization: Subsistence Hunting, Poaching, and Sustainable Use
  • 19 Compelling Reasons for Game Ranching in Maputaland
  • 20 Madikwe Game Reserve: A Partnership in Conservation
  • 21 Application of the Southern African Experience to Wildlife Utilization and Conservation in Kenya and Tanzania
  • 22 Wildlife Utilization: A Justified Option for Sustainable Land Use in African Savannas