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Elephant management : a scientific assessment for South Africa /

Elephants are among the most magnificent - but also most problematic -members of South Africa's wildlife population. While they are sought after by South African and foreign tourists alike, they also have a major impact on their environment. As a result, elephant management has become a highly...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Scholes, R. J. (Editor ), Mennell, K. G. (Kathleen G.) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johannesburg, South Africa : Wits University Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a FRONT COVER; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF REVIEWERS; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; ENDNOTE; SUMMARY FOR POLICYMAKERS; 1. THE ELEPHANT IN SOUTH AFRICA: HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION; 2. ELEPHANT POPULATION BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY; 3. EFFECTS OF ELEPHANTS ON ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY; 4. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ELEPHANTS AND PEOPLE; 5. ELEPHANT TRANSLOCATION; 6. REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL OF ELEPHANTS; 7. CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF ELEPHANTS; 8. LETHAL MANAGEMENT OF ELEPHANTS. 
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520 |a Elephants are among the most magnificent - but also most problematic -members of South Africa's wildlife population. While they are sought after by South African and foreign tourists alike, they also have a major impact on their environment. As a result, elephant management has become a highly complex and often controversial discipline. The information needed to underpin vital decisions about elephant management has largely been unavailable to decision-makers, contested by experts, or simply unknown. As a result, the South African Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism convened a round table to advise him on this issue. The round table recommended that a scientific assessment of elephant management be undertaken to gather, evaluate, and present all the relevant information on this topic. Its main findings and recommendations are contained in this volume. Elephant Management is the first book of its kind, combining the work of more than 60 national and international experts. Extensively reviewed by policy-makers and other stakeholders, it is the most systematic and comprehensive review of savanna elephant populations and factors relevant to managing them to date. As such it is of interest to a broad spectrum of readers in South Africa and elsewhere. Above all, it is aimed at helping conservation policy-makers and practitioners to choose the best possible options for the sustainable preservation of these iconic animals. 
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