Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity: Has the Panda had its Day?: 3 (Conservation Biology, Series Number 3) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521775361 ISBN 13: 9780521775366

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Recent analyses have shown that about a quarter of all mammal species are threatened with extinction. At the same time, the conservation movement is moving rapidly away from a traditional 'protectionist' approach to nature to a more integrated view of wildlife and landscape conservation. This volume provides the first review of modern conservation approaches as they relate to mammals. Bringing together both researchers and conservationists, it presents perspectives on issues including the role of mammals within the conservation movement, how priorities should be set and funds allocated within mammalian conservation and which techniques and approaches are likely to be most successful in conserving mammals in future. Beyond the focus on mammals, issues of broader conservation relevance are highlighted, including the integration of species- and biodiversity-approaches to conservation, the role of 'flagship species' and the need to develop holistic conservation models that relate to the broader context of society and government.

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About the Author

Abigail Entwistle is Senior Scientist at Fauna & Flora International, where she has worked on a broad range of conservation issues from biological surveys to the development of national Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans. Her particular interest is in the integration of conservation biology research into policy development and project management. Nigel Dunstone is Lecturer in Zoology at the Centre for Tropical Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences in the University of Durham. He is a member of the Cat Specialist group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, and a consultant on the impact of introduced species of mammals and ecotourism development. He is author of The Mink (1993), and co-editor of Mammals as Predators (1993) with M. L. Gorman, The Exploitation of Mammal Populations (1996) with V. J. Taylor, and Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals (1999) with M. L. Gorman.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521775361
• ISBN 13: 9780521775366
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 474
• Editor: Entwistle Abigail