Wildlife Conservation in China.

Very little is known about the issue of wildlife conservation within China. Even China specialists get a meager ration of stories about pandas giving birth in zoos, or poachers in some remote setting being apprehended. But what does the future hold for China's wildlife? In this thoughtful work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Temas:
Wildlife conservation > China.
Faune > Protection > Chine.
Wildlife conservation
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Map of China; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Introduction; China's Native Fauna: Astoundingly Rich Natural Capital; China West of the Pandas -- Wildlife Species in China's West; The Enormity of the Task; China's Wildlife Institutions in Brief; A Perspective; 2. China's Wild West: Geography Is Destiny; Is Western China Really Part of China?; A Perspective-Gansu and California; High and Dry; Ethnicity and Culture; The Changing Face of China's West; Human Population Density and Growth. 
505 8 |a Has Western China Been Getting Drier?How Much Have Grasslands in Western China Been Degraded?; Four Case Studies of Grassland Condition; Grazing Pressure and Local Livelihoods; The Great Opening of China's West; 3. The Chinese Perception of Wildlife; Language; Utilitarianism; Dominionistic/Aesthetic Views; Hunting; Dissenting Views; Confucian Optimism and the Problem with Tuanjie; Non-Han Perceptions; Are Changes Afoot?; 4. Animals: Wild, Captive, and Domestic; Distinctions: Clear and Blurry; Captive Breeding in China; Why Breed Wild Species in Captivity? 
505 8 |a Two Controversies: Musk Deer and Bears5. Chinese Legal Institutions and Wildlife; The 1988 Wildlife Protection Law; Is the Law Part of an Evolving Understanding of Conservation?; Do Laws Constitute a Wildlife Conservation System?; 6. Nature Reserves: Poor Substitutes for Comprehensive Natural Resource Management; Yeniugou: A Cautionary Fable; Nature Reserves on Paper: Statistics and Regulations; On-the-Ground Realities in Western China; Photographs; 7. Species Stories; Used and Abused: Musk Deer; From the Frying Pan into the Fire: Przewalski's Gazelle; Valuable, Valued, but Sensitive: Argali. 
505 8 |a Globalization Strikes Back: ChiruCause or Effect? Pikas and Zokors; Wild Progenitors, Domestic Replacements; Wild Yaks: Ferocious Cowards; Wild Camels: In Retreat; Into the Teeth of the Conflict: Large Carnivores; Wolves: Surprisingly Common; Dholes: In Trouble; Brown Bears: Holding On; Doing Well or Doing Too Well?; Tibetan Gazelle: Finding a Small Niche; Tibetan Wild Ass: Too Bold to Submit; Blue Sheep: Above the Tumult; 8. Trophy Hunting: Opportunities Squandered; How Killing Animals Might Save Them; Biology; On-the-Ground Realities; Establishment and Management of Hunting Areas; Funding. 
505 8 |a Power and ControlChinese Hunting Areas as Conservation Programs; Lost Opportunities; 9. Chinese Wildlife Science; What Makes Wildlife Science Difficult (but Fascinating); Cultural Challenges Facing Chinese Wildlife Science; Discomfort with Uncertainty; Tendency to Assign Categories and Properties Rather Than to Explore Relationships; Skepticism in Science; Institutional Challenges to Chinese Wildlife Science; Why Does It Matter?; 10. A Future for Wildlife in Western China; Toward a Model Wildlife Conservation System for Western China; Linking People with Wildlife Through the Devil's Bargain. 
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