Wildlife conservation in China : preserving the habitat of China's wild west /

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What does the future hold for China's endangered wildlife? Drawing on 20 year's experience working in China, the leading U.S. expert on the subject incorporates perspectives ranging from biology to Chinese history and tradition to interpret wildlife conservation issues in a cultural contex...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harris, Richard B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Ã2008.
Series:East gate book.
Subjects:
Wildlife conservation > China.
Faune > Protection > Chine.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Wildlife conservation.
Tierschutz
China.
China > West
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • China's wild west: geography is destiny
  • The Chinese perception of wildlife
  • Animals: wild, captive, and domestic
  • Chinese legal institutions and wildlife
  • Nature reserves: poor substitutes for comprehensive natural resource management
  • Species stories
  • Trophy hunting: opportunities squandered
  • Chinese wildlife science
  • A future for wildlife in western China
  • App. Animals mentioned in the text.

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