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Record Nr.

UNISA996208640603316

Titolo

Recreational hunting, conservation, and rural livelihoods [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Barney Dickson, Jonathan Hutton, and Bill Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-68969-X

9786612689697

1-4051-6785-8

1-4443-0317-1

1-4443-0318-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Conservation science and practice series

Altri autori (Persone)

DicksonBarney

HuttonJon

AdamsW. M <1955-> (William Mark)

Disciplina

179.3

179/.3

Soggetti

Hunting

Wildlife conservation

Rural development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Recreational Hunting, Conservationand Rural Livelihoods; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contributors; IntroductionJon Hutton1, William M. Adams2 and Barney Dickson1; Conservation and Hunting; 1Conservation and Hunting:Friends or Foes?Nigel Leader-Williams; 2An Overview of Recreational Hunting inNorth America, Europe and AustraliaRobin Sharp1 and Kai-Uwe Wollscheid2; 3Recreational Fisheries: SocioeconomicImportance, Conservation Issues andManagement ChallengesRobert Arlinghaus1 and Steven J. Cooke2; 4The Ethics of Recreational HuntingBarney Dickson; Science

5The Science of Sustainable HuntingE.J. Milner-Gulland1, Nils Bunnefeld1,2 and Gil Proaktor16Guns, Sheep, and Genes:When and Why Trophy HuntingMay Be a Selective PressureMarco Festa-Bianchet1 and



Ray Lee2; 7Science and the RecreationalHunting of LionsAndrew J. Loveridge1, Craig Packer2 and Adam Dutton1; Livelihoods; 8Sportsman's Shot, Poacher's Pot:Hunting, Local People and theHistory of ConservationWilliam M. Adams; 9Exploitation Prevents Extinction:Case Study of EndangeredHimalayan Sheep and GoatsMichael R. Frisina1 and Sardar Naseer A. Tareen2

10Community Benefi ts from Safari Huntingand Related Activities in Southern AfricaBrian T.B. JonesPolicy and Practice; 11Conservation Values from FalconryRobert E. Kenward; 12Gamebird Science, Agricultural Policy andBiodiversity Conservation in LowlandAreas of the UKNicholas J. Aebischer; 13The Re-Introduction of RecreationalHunting in UgandaRichard H. Lamprey1 and Arthur Mugisha2; 14Does Recreational Hunting Confl ictwith Photo-Tourism?Richard Davies1, Kas Hamman2 and Hector Magome3; Governance; 15When Does Hunting Contribute toConservation and Rural Development?Bill Wall1 and Brian Child2

16Recreational Hunting and SustainableWildlife Use in North AmericaShane Patrick Mahoney17The Development of a RecreationalHunting Industry and its Relationshipwith Conservation in Southern AfricaVernon R. Booth1 and David H.M. Cumming2; 18The Infl uence of Corruption on theConduct of Recreational HuntingNigel Leader-Williams1, Rolf D. Baldus2 and R.J. Smith1; Regulation and Certifi cation; 19Regulation and Recreational HuntingAlison M. Rosser; 20The Application of Certifi cation toHunting: A Case for SimplicityBrian Child1 and Bill Wall2; Conclusion

21Conservation, Livelihoodsand Recreational Hunting:Issues and StrategiesWilliam M. Adams1, Barney Dickson2,Holly T. Dublin3 and Jon Hutton2Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recreational hunting has long been a controversial issue. Is it a threat to biodiversity or can it be a tool for conservation, giving value to species and habitats that might otherwise be lost? Are the moral objections to hunting for pleasure well founded? Does recreational hunting support rural livelihoods in developing countries, or are these benefits exaggerated by proponents?  For the first time, this book addresses many of the issues that are fundamental to an understanding of the real role of recreational hunting in conservation and rural development. It examines the key issues,