LEADER 02960nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910527000803321 005 20240405000349.0 010 $a9780821443606 010 $a0821443607 035 $a(CKB)2550000000036396 035 $a(EBL)1743684 035 $a(OCoLC)884016868 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536999 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11369517 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536999 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10552495 035 $a(PQKB)10707569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1743684 035 $a(OCoLC)742512864 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9485 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1743684 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10472399 035 $a(ScCtBLL)c293ba59-c84a-44f4-ae42-85386f460ae3 035 $a(Perlego)662366 035 $a(oapen)doab72413 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000036396 100 $a20091008d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe game of conservation $einternational treaties to protect the world's migratory animals /$fMark Cioc 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAthens $cOhio University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 225 1 $aOhio University Press series in ecology and history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780821418666 311 08$a0821418661 311 08$a9780821418673 311 08$a082141867X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAfrica's apartheid parks -- The North American bird war -- The Antarctic whale massacre. 330 $a The Game of Conservation is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than as attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major breakthroughs in firearm techniques, such as the invention of the elephant gun and grenade harpoons, but agricultural development was at least as important as hunting regulations in determining the fate of migratory species. The treaties had many defects, yet they also served the goal of c 410 0$aOhio University Press series in ecology and history. 606 $aMigratory animals$xConservation$xInternational cooperation 606 $aWildlife conservation (International law) 606 $aAnimal welfare$xLaw and legislation 606 $aTreaties 615 0$aMigratory animals$xConservation$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aWildlife conservation (International law) 615 0$aAnimal welfare$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aTreaties. 676 $a591.56/8 700 $aCioc$b Mark$01114132 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910527000803321 996 $aThe game of conservation$92640589 997 $aUNINA