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Informationen zum Autor Eric Dinerstein. Foreword by George B. Schaller Klappentext Since 1984! Eric Dinerstein has led the team directly responsible for the recovery of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal! where the population had once declined to as few as 100 rhinos. The Return of the Unicorns is an account of what it takes to save endangered large mammals. Dinerstein outlines the multifaceted recovery program -- structured around targeted fieldwork and scientific research! effective protective measures! habitat planning and management! public-awareness campaigns! economic incentives to promote local guardianship! and bold! uncompromising leadership -- that brought these extraordinary animals back from the brink of extinction. In an age when scientists must also become politicians! educators! fund-raisers! and activists in order to safeguard the subjects they study! Dinerstein's inspiring story offers a successful model for large-mammal conservation applicable throughout Asia and across the globe. Zusammenfassung Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation! The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis! commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by George B. SchallerPart I: Vanishing Mammals! Vanishing Landscapes1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceroses2. Culture! Conservation! and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Flood Plain Ecosystem of ChitwanPart II: Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic! Genetic! and Environmental Threats6. Life on the Flood Plain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior! Feeding Ecology! and Activity Patterns7. Male Dominance! Reproductive Success! and the "Incisor Size Hypothesis"8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape ArchitectsPart III: The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia9. Does Privately-Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Megafauna?10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-scale Conservation11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Asian Megafauna ConclusionAppendix A: MethodsAppendix B: Measurements and other Physical Features of greater one-horned rhinoceros captured in Royal Chitwan National Park! NepalAppendix C: Demographic and Genetic DataAppendix D: Profile of Rhinoceros BehaviorAppendix E: Profile of Rhinoceros BehaviorAppendix F: Reproductive Histories of Adult female Rhinoceros ...
