| People and Wildlife, Conflict or Co-Existence? Contributor(s): Woodroffe, Rosie (Editor), Thirgood, Simon (Editor), Rabinowitz, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521825059 ISBN-13: 9780521825054 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| Dewey: 304.27 |
| LCCN: 2006373237 |
| Series: Conservation Biology (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.3" W x 9.26" (2.10 lbs) 516 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Woodroffe, Rosie: - Rosie Woodroffe is Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of California, Davis.Thirgood, Simon: - Simon Thirgood is Science Leader of the Ecology of Grazed Ecosystems Programme at the Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland.Rabinowitz, Alan: - Alan Rabinowitz is Director of the Science and Exploration Division for the Wildlife Conservation Society based at the Bronx Zoo in New York. |