edited by Rosie Woodroffe, Simon Thirgood and Alan Rabinowitz.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 497 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
23 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Conservation biology ;
Volume Designation
9
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-477) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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People and elephants in the Shimba Hills, Kenya / Timothy J. Knickerbocker and John Waithaka -- Safari hunting and conservation on communal land in southern Africa / Dale Lewis and John Jackson -- Socio-ecological factors shaping local support for wildlife: crop-raiding by elephants and other wildlife in Africa / Lisa Naughton-Treves and Adrian Treves -- Jaguars and livestock: living with the world's third largest cat / Alan Rabinowitz -- People and predators in Laikipia District, Kenya / Laurence G. Frank, Rosie Woodroffe and Mordecai O. Ogada -- Searching for the coexistence recipe: a case study of conflicts between people and tigers in the Russian Far East / Dale Miquelle [and others] -- A tale of two countries: large carnivore depredation and compensation schemes in Sweden and Norway / Jon E. Swenson and Henrick Andrén -- Managing wolf-human conflict in the northwestern United States / Edward E. Bangs [and others] -- Policies for reducing human-wildlife conflict: a Kenya case study / David Western and John Waithaka -- An ecology-based policy framework for human-tiger coexistence in India / K. Ullas Karanth and Rajesh Gopal -- The future of coexistence: resolving human-wildlife conflicts in a changing world / Rosie Woodroffe, Simon Thirgood and Alan Rabinowitz.
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The impact of human-wildlife conflict on natural systems / Rosie Woodroffe, Simon Thirgood and Alan Rabinowitz -- The impact of human-wildlife conflict on human lives and livelihoods / Simon Thirgood, Rosie Woodroffe and Alan Rabinowitz -- Characterization and prevention of attacks on humans / Howard Quigley and Stephen Herrero -- Non-lethal techniques for reducing depredation / Urs Breitenmoser [and others] -- Techniques to reduce crop loss: human and technical dimensions in Africa / Ferrel V. Osborn and Catherine M. Hill -- Evaluating lethal control in the management of human-wildlife conflict / Adrian Treves and Lisa Naughton-Treves -- Bearing the costs of human-wildlife conflict: the challenges of compensation schemes / Philip J. Nyhus [and others] -- Increasing the value of wildlife through non-consumptive use?: deconstructing the myths of ecotourism and community-based tourism in the tropics / Matthew J. Walpole and Chris R. Thouless -- Does extractive use provide opportunities to offset conflicts between people and wildlife? / Nigel Leader-Williams and Jon M. Hutton -- Zoning as a means of mitigating conflicts with large carnivores: principles and reality / John D.C. Linnell [and others] -- From conflict to coexistence: a case study of geese and agriculture in Scotland / David Cope, Juliet Vickery and Marcus Rowcliffe -- Hen harriers and red grouse: the ecology of a conflict / Simon Thirgood and Steve Redpath -- Understanding and resolving the black-tailed prairie dog conservation challenge / Richard P. Reading [and others].
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book presents a variety of solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, including novel and traditional farming practices, offsetting the costs of wildlife damage through hunting and tourism, and the development of local and national policies."--Jacket.