| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 124 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
The Philosophy of Sustainable Wildlife Use / Iain Gordon -- The Historical Relationship Between People and the Vicuña / Hugo Yacobaccio -- The Vicuña in the Andean Altiplano / Jane C. Wheeler, Jerry Laker -- Sociality, Foraging and Habitat Use by Vicuña / Marcelo Cassini, Mariela Borgnia, Yanina Arzamendia, Verónica Benítez, Bibiana Vilá -- Animal Welfare and the Sustainable Use of the Vicuña / Cristian Bonacic, Jessica Gimpel, Pete Goddard -- International Policies and National Legislation Concerning Vicuña Conservation and Exploitation / Desmond McNeill, Lichtenstein Gabriela, Renaudeau d' Arc Nadine -- Local Participation in Vicuña Management / Kristi Anne Stølen, Gabriela Lichtenstein, Renaudeau d'Arc Nadine -- Environmental Education as a Tool in the Sustainable Management of Vicuña in the Altiplano of South America / Bibiana Vilá, Javier García Gomez, Ana Wawrzyk -- Lessons for the Future of Sustainable Use of Vicuña / Iain Gordon |
| Summary |
Explains how education and regulation are required to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. This book demonstrates the animal welfare, ecological, economic, social, and conservation trade-offs that exist between different management systems. It offers insights into the viability of community-based wildlife management of a species |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Vicuña -- Conservation
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Vicuña -- Conservation -- Citizen participation
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Vicuña -- Control
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Wildlife utilization -- Planning
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Wildlife management.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Wildlife management
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Natuurbeheer.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gordon, I. J. (Iain J.)
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| ISBN |
9780387094762 |
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0387094768 |
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9780387094755 |
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038709475X |
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1281964891 |
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9781281964892 |
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