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Not everybody cares about the fate of wild animals or the state of the natural environment. I met a lady who said it wouldn't worry her if all the wild animals in the world disappeared overnight. She was a city person~ she said. There are also people who would prefer to let animals become extinct than to have them kept in captivity - no matter how progressive the zoo. There are those who, on principle, will not eat meat, let alone do the killing, and there are those who enjoy nothing so much as shooting birds. People in the last two camps may oppose each other in claiming to be con servationists. Extremists are unlikely to find their opinions being reversed by this book but, because of the scope of the subject, I believe there is a good chance that anybody with an interest in wildlife will find in it something new to think about. It may not be too much to hope that a few disagreements might also be settled because I suspect there is more common ground than is generally realized among those with opposing views.
List of contents
One: Perspectives and General Issues.- 1 Subsistence use of wildlife.- 2 Conservation and use of wildlife in the modern world.- 3 Sustainability.- 4 Conservation, controversies and concerns.- Two: Case Studies and Categories, A Selection.- 5 Giant clams: mariculture for sustainable exploitation.- 6 Exploitation and conservation of butterflies in the Indo-Australian region.- 7 Managing the Crocodilia: an integrated approach.- 8 Gamebirds: management of the grey partridge in Britain.- 9 Birds of prey and modern falconry.- 10 Deer management in Scotland.- 11 Supplying primates for research.- 12 Some veterinary risks and public health issues in wildlife utilization.- 13 Conservation and captivity.- 14 Loving them and leaving them: wildlife and ecotourism.- Three: A Synthesis.- 15 Synthesis and conclusions.
Summary
Not everybody cares about the fate of wild animals or the state of the natural environment. There are also people who would prefer to let animals become extinct than to have them kept in captivity - no matter how progressive the zoo.
