The Vicuña

By: Kristi Anne Stølen and Mariela Borgnia and Verónica Benítez and Jane C. Wheeler and Hugo Yacobaccio and Jerry Laker and Renaudeau d' Arc Nadine and Desmond Mcneill and Cristian Bonacic and Marcelo Cassini and Gabriela Lichtenstein and Yanina Arzamendia and Pete Goddard and Bibiana Vilá and Jessica Gimpel and Ana Wawrzyk and Javier García Gomez and Iain Gordon

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Synopsis: The vicuña is one of the few success stories of wildlife conservation. The focus is now shifting from protection to sustainable use. Internationally, policy development has followed the community-based conservation paradigm, which holds that economic benefits from wildlife management practices bring greater commitment on the part of local communities to protect both the species and its habitat. This book takes the position that sustainability is not guaranteed by sustainable use, and that both education and regulation are required to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. The research from the countries presented in this book demonstrate the animal welfare, ecological, economic, social, and conservation trade-offs, which exist between different management systems. This links economics, social and conservation research to provide a unique insight into the viability of community-based wildlife management of a species which until recently was viewed simply as a conservation priority.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780387094762
Related ISBNs:: 9780387094755
Publisher:: Springer US
Date of Addition:: 04/29/13
Copyrighted By:: Springer US, Boston, MA
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.