| Creative Conservation: Interactive Management of Wild and Captive Animals 1994 Edition Contributor(s): Olney, P. J. (Editor), Mace, G. (Editor), Feistner, A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0412495708 ISBN-13: 9780412495700 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1993 Annotation: Through contributions from most of the leading experts from around the world, this book presents a full review of the biological, logistic and economic concerns that exist in all efforts to manage populations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development |
| Dewey: 333.72 |
| LCCN: 93033949 |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 6.36" W x 9.49" (1.84 lbs) 517 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Past progress and future challenges R.J. Wheater Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. In the past two decades much has been achieved in the sphere of breeding endangered species, and we should be pleased that our co- operative efforts have already borne so much fruit. However, on balance and despite the best efforts of conservationists, the position of wildlife in the wild places where they are best conserved has become worse, often dramatically worse. Before returning to the United Kingdom in 1972, I was in Uganda for 16 years, most of which time was spent as Chief Warden of Murchison Falls National Park. Our main problem was that an over-population of large mammals was having a devastating impact on the habitat. Devas- tation was being wrought on woodland areas by the arrival of large numbers of elephants into the sanctuary of the Park, following changes in land use in the areas outside the Park. These changes were in response to the requirements of an ever-expanding human population. |