Conservation in the 21st century
Subtitle: gorillas as a case study
By: edited by T.S. Stoinski, H.D. Steklis, P.T. Mehlman.
Contributors: Stoinski, T. S.; Steklis, Horst D.; Mehlman, P. T.
Series: Developments in primatology
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780387707204
Subjects: Gorilla -- Conservation; Wildlife conservation -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Like other fields of science, wildlife conservation is a changing field. Threats facing wild populations of apes and other species a few decades ago are likely not the same ones most pressing today, and, even where threats have remained unchanged, more effective means of addressing them are now available. Conservation in the 21st-Century: Gorillas as a Case Study draws on the expertise of field scientists in a variety of disciplines to discuss current conservation threats, new approaches to conservation, and potential solutions to conservation using gorillas as a focal species. The first section of the book presents an in-depth assessment of the current status of wild gorilla populations, the second and third sections present several novel approaches to conservation that have been explored at several field sites, including new conceptual and technological tools, and also examines the pros and cons of some generally-accepted "solutions" (e.g., ecotourism) to conservation issues. Chapters in the final section take a broader view by exploring the role international and national political entities, and non-government organizations, including zoos, can and must play in gorilla conservation. Given the current conservation crisis facing gorillas, and wildlife in general, this book is essential reading for primatologists, biologists, and conservationists searching for both a current assessment of the gorilla's conservation status and, importantly, for ideas and tools that show promise of halting or reversing population declines and putting us on a path to achieving a stable, long-term co-existence of human and wildlife populations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Current status of wild gorilla populations and strategies for their conservation / Patrick T. Mehlman; title: Conservation medicine for gorilla conservation / Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP, Inc.), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); title: Sanctuaries and reintroduction : a role in gorilla conservation? / Kay H. Farmer and Amos Courage; title: Responsible tourism : a conservation tool or conservation threat? / Carla A. Litchfield; title: Chimpanzee conservation and theatre : a case study of an awareness project around the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire / Christophe Boesch ... [et al.]; title: The value of long-term research : the mountain gorilla as a case study / Netzin Gerald Steklis and H. Dieter Steklis; title: The art and Zen of camera trapping / Jim Sanderson; title: An experiment in managing the human animal : the PHVA process and its role in conservation decision-making / Philip S. Miller ... [et al.]; title: Approaches to corridor planning : transitioning TAMARIN from Mata Atlantica to Madagascar / Karl Morrison ... [et al.]; title: Linking the Community Options Analysis and Investment Toolkit (COAIT), Consensys and Payment for Environmental Services (PES) : a model to promote sustainability in African gorilla conservation / Michael Brown ... [et al.]; title: An integrated geomatics research program for mountain gorilla behavior and conservation / H. Dieter Steklis ... [et al.]; title: Biomaterials in gorilla research and conservation / Cathi Lehn; title: Transboundary conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi region / Annette Lanjouw; title: The Great Ape World Heritage Species Project / Richard W. Wrangham ... [et al.]; title: Conservation through scientific collaboration : case study - Western-gorilla.org / Emma J. Stokes; title: Zoos and conservation : moving beyond a piecemeal approach / Tara S. Stoinski, Kristen E. Lukas and Michael Hutchins; title: The Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF) / Heather E. Eves, Michael Hutchins and Natalie D. Bailey.