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Creative Conservation

Author : P.J. Olney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401107211
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Creative Conservation written by P.J. Olney and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Ark and Beyond

Author : Ben A. Minteer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022653863X
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Ark and Beyond written by Ben A. Minteer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of leading zoo and aquarium scientists as well as historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, The Ark and Beyond traces the history and underscores the present role of these organizations as essential conservation actors. It also offers a framework for their future course, reaffirming that if zoos and aquariums make biodiversity conservation a top priority, these institutions can play a vital role in tackling conservation challenges of global magnitude. While early menageries were anything but the centers of conservation that many zoos are today, a concern with wildlife preservation has been an integral component of the modern, professionally run zoo since the nineteenth century. From captive breeding initiatives to rewilding programs, zoos and aquariums have long been at the cutting edge of research and conservation science, sites of impressive new genetic and reproductive techniques. Today, their efforts reach even further beyond recreation, with educational programs, community-based conservation initiatives, and international, collaborative programs designed to combat species extinction and protect habitats at a range of scales. Addressing related topics as diverse as zoo animal welfare, species reintroductions, amphibian extinctions, and whether zoos can truly be “wild,” this book explores the whole range of research and conservation practices that spring from zoos and aquariums while emphasizing the historical, scientific, and ethical traditions that shape these efforts. Also featuring an inspiring foreword by the late George Rabb, president emeritus of the Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo, The Ark and Beyond illuminates these institutions’ growing significance to the preservation of global biodiversity in this century.

Beyond Conservation

Author : Peter Taylor
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849770530
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Conservation written by Peter Taylor and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2013 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After decades of operating off-the-backfoot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change. Beyond Conservation offers a revolutionary agenda for both managing existing wildlands in Britain and for expanding and connecting such lands. Central to this strategy is the imperative to 'rewild' or restore and repair damaged habitat and ecosystems, promote existing biodiversity and reintroduce vanished plant and animal species, while working to reconcile human needs and livelihoods and the needs of nature.

The Ark and Beyond

Author : Ben A. Minteer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226538327
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book The Ark and Beyond written by Ben A. Minteer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of leading zoo and aquarium scientists as well as historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, The Ark and Beyond traces the history and underscores the present role of these organizations as essential conservation actors. It also offers a framework for their future course, reaffirming that if zoos and aquariums make biodiversity conservation a top priority, these institutions can play a vital role in tackling conservation challenges of global magnitude. While early menageries were anything but the centers of conservation that many zoos are today, a concern with wildlife preservation has been an integral component of the modern, professionally run zoo since the nineteenth century. From captive breeding initiatives to rewilding programs, zoos and aquariums have long been at the cutting edge of research and conservation science, sites of impressive new genetic and reproductive techniques. Today, their efforts reach even further beyond recreation, with educational programs, community-based conservation initiatives, and international, collaborative programs designed to combat species extinction and protect habitats at a range of scales. Addressing related topics as diverse as zoo animal welfare, species reintroductions, amphibian extinctions, and whether zoos can truly be “wild,” this book explores the whole range of research and conservation practices that spring from zoos and aquariums while emphasizing the historical, scientific, and ethical traditions that shape these efforts. Also featuring an inspiring foreword by the late George Rabb, president emeritus of the Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo, The Ark and Beyond illuminates these institutions’ growing significance to the preservation of global biodiversity in this century.

Beyond Naturalness

Author : David N. Cole
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597269115
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Naturalness written by David N. Cole and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central concept guiding the management of parks and wilderness over the past century has been “naturalness”—to a large extent the explicit purpose in establishing these special areas was to keep them in their “natural” state. But what does that mean, particularly as the effects of stressors such as habitat fragmentation, altered disturbance regimes, pollution, invasive species, and climate change become both more pronounced and more pervasive? Beyond Naturalness brings together leading scientists and policymakers to explore the concept of naturalness, its varied meanings, and the extent to which it provides adequate guidance regarding where, when, and how managers should intervene in ecosystem processes to protect park and wilderness values. The main conclusion is the idea that naturalness will continue to provide an important touchstone for protected area conservation, but that more specific goals and objectives are needed to guide stewardship. The issues considered in Beyond Naturalness are central not just to conservation of parks, but to many areas of ecological thinking—including the fields of conservation biology and ecological restoration—and represent the cutting edge of discussions of both values and practice in the twenty-first century. This bookoffers excellent writing and focus, along with remarkable clarity of thought on some of the difficult questions being raised in light of new and changing stressors such as global environmental climate change.

Islands Beyond the Horizon

Author : Roger Lovegrove
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199606498
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Islands Beyond the Horizon written by Roger Lovegrove and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles twenty remote islands, detailing the history, the wildlife, and the plants of each and discussing the impact of mankind.

Beyond Human

Author : Charlie Blake
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441150110
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Human written by Charlie Blake and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the implications of our animal origins and posthuman futures for our understanding of our humanity and our relations with other species.

Dodo

Author : Anna TC Feistner
Publisher : Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
ISBN 13 : 1900375079
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Dodo written by Anna TC Feistner and published by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. This book was released on with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific journal from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust published in 2001.

Fly Fishing & Conservation in Vermont: Stories of the Battenkill and Beyond

Author : Tim Traver
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467141321
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Fly Fishing & Conservation in Vermont: Stories of the Battenkill and Beyond written by Tim Traver and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vermont is an angler's paradise, but few pause to consider the past and future impact that conservation has had on trout fishing. Writer, angler and conservationist Tim Traver combines the latest fisheries science with well-seasoned opinions on the storied past, evolving present and hopeful future of this worthy pursuit. Become part of a long-running stewardship and restoration story with a history of success and a challenging future. This is fishing journalism at its best, with stories and resources that are sure to whet your appetite for exploring the rivers, streams and lakes in the most rural corners of the state. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book supports the work of the White River Partnership and Vermont River Conservancy.

The Neglected Ape

Author : Biruté M.F. Galdikas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489910913
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book The Neglected Ape written by Biruté M.F. Galdikas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The orangutan is the most highly endangered species of great ape. Orangutans are threatened by deforestation, poaching, the illegal pet trade, and the isolation and fragmen tation of dwindling wild populations. Their conservation is impeded by certain aspects of their ecology (e. g. , a rain forest habitat) and certain features of their life history (e. g. , an eight-to twelve-year interbirth interval). Added to the U. S. Endangered Species List in 1970, the orangutan is now clearly on the road to extinction. The number of wild orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra is currently estimated to have decreased to between 12,300 and 20,571 individuals. Only 2% of original orangutan habitat is protected and some of these areas are now being destroyed. Clearly, attention to ecology, demography, censusing, rehabilitation, and conservation is essential if the orangutan is to survive in the wild beyond the next century. The protection of orangutans is a complex, multifaceted problem, involving such pressing issues as human poverty, overpopulation, and the economic development of Southeast Asia. Although the orangutan has been placed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), more orangutans were sold illegally in Taiwan between 1990 and 1993 than are housed in all the world's zoos. In the past, scientific and public attention has centered on the African apes. For this reason, the sole Asian great ape, the orangutan, has been called the "neglected ape.

Beyond One Health

Author : John A. Herrmann
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119194490
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Beyond One Health written by John A. Herrmann and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tackling One Health from a multi-disciplinary perspective, this book offers in-depth insight into how our health and the health of every living creature and our ecosystem are all inextricably connected. Presents critical population health topics, written by an international group of experts Addresses the technical aspects of the subject Offers potential policy solutions to help mitigate current threats and prevent additional threats from occurring

Beyond Wolves

Author : Martin A. Nie
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9781452905778
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Wolves written by Martin A. Nie and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science and the Endangered Species Act

Author : Committee on Scientific Issues in the Endangered Species Act
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309568811
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Science and the Endangered Species Act written by Committee on Scientific Issues in the Endangered Species Act and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-10-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits. In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective. The committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinction--and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitat--its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESA--is explored in detail. The book analyzes Concepts of species--how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA. Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies. Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESA--how these decisions can be made more effectively. The book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.

Pathogenomics of the Genus Brucella and Beyond

Author : Axel Cloeckaert
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889712850
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Pathogenomics of the Genus Brucella and Beyond written by Axel Cloeckaert and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Zoo Conservation Biology

Author : John E. Fa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139498622
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Zoo Conservation Biology written by John E. Fa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of ever-declining biodiversity, zoos have a major role to play in species conservation. Written by professionals involved in in situ conservation and restoration projects internationally, this is a critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservation through evidence amassed from a wide range of sources. The first part outlines the biodiversity context within which zoos should operate, introducing the origins and global spread of zoos and exploring animal collection composition. The second part focuses on the basic elements of keeping viable captive animal populations. It considers the consequences of captivity on animals, the genetics of captive populations and the performance of zoos in captive breeding. The final part examines ways in which zoos can make a significant difference to conservation now and in the future. Bridging the gap between pure science and applied conservation, this is an ideal resource for both conservation biologists and zoo professionals.

Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity

Author : Abigail Entwistle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521775366
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (753 download)

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Download or read book Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity written by Abigail Entwistle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-20 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific yet accessible review of mammalian conservation as a model demonstrating wider issues in conservation.

Wildlife 2001: Populations

Author : D.R. McCullough
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401128685
Total Pages : 1156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Wildlife 2001: Populations written by D.R. McCullough and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1984, a conference called Wildlife 2000: Modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates, was held at Stanford Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The conference was well-received, and the published volume (Verner, J. , M. L. Morrison, and C. J. Ralph, editors. 1986. Wildlife 2000: modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) proved to be a landmark publication that received a book award by The Wildlife Society. Wildlife 2001: populations was a followup conference with emphasis on the other major biological field of wildlife conservation and management, populations. It was held on July 29-31, 1991, at the Oakland Airport Hilton Hotel in Oakland, California, in accordance with our intent that this conference have a much stronger international representation than did Wildlife 2000. The goal of the conference was to bring together an international group of specialists to address the state of the art in wildlife population dynamics, and set the agenda for future research and management on the threshold of the 21st century. The mix of specialists included workers in theoretical, as well as practical, aspects of wildlife conservation and management. Three general sessions covered methods, modelling, and conservation of threatened species.