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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"Wildlife conservation"”.
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An economic and institutional analysis of community wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe
… economics and institutional aspects of community wildlife conservation in the context of local communities living adjacent to the Gonarezhou NationalPark in Zimbabwe. A significant proportion of wildlife in Zimbabwe, and in Southern Africa in general, is managed as a common pool resource by …
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An Assessment of Livelihood Security in International Community-based Wildlife Conservation Projects
Strategies for human livelihood security and wildlife conservation often conflict, especially in rural and impoverished areas where wildlife and their habitats are important sources of livelihood. Community-based conservation approaches to wildlife conservation seek to remedy this conflict. Still, …
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An Assessment of Livelihood Security in International Community-based Wildlife Conservation Projects
Strategies for human livelihood security and wildlife conservation often conflict, especially in rural and impoverished areas where wildlife and their habitats are important sources of livelihood. Community-based conservation approaches to wildlife conservation seek to remedy this conflict. Still, …
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The history and development of wildlife conservation in Virginia: a critical review
… have compiled historical summaries of past wildlife conditions within their borders. Generally these works have been limited to the compilation of historical facts; no ideas for future management plans were rpoposed. No historical summary and critical review based on such a summary has been …
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The Relation of Patent Law and Wildlife Conservation Law in the United States
… of U.S. patents issued on inventions made using wildlife specimens presents legal, economic, policy, and resource management questions. The relation of patent law to wildlife conservation law is central to answering these questions. Patent law is designed to foster technological advancement, and …
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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Wildlife Conservation Practices by East-Central Illinois Farmers and Their Educational Implications
… by farmers in a roadside management program for wildlife were considered for the 20-square-mile Ford County Management Unit in east-central Illinois. Findings are applicable to the development of an educational program for expansion of a Roadside For
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Mediating Maendeleo: Examining the Nexus Between Geothermal Extraction, Wildlife Conservation and Community Well-being in Olkaria-Suswa, Southern Kenya
… in the context of the nexus between development, conservation and community livelihoods in the contested landscape of Olkaria. By locating this study in a historically significant site but also an area of large-scale international and state investment in natural resource extraction, I analyze the …
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FACTORING CULTURE AND DISCOURSE INTO AN APPRAISAL OF THE NEOLIBERAL SYNTHESIS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
… is a holistic appraisal of community-based wildlife management (CWM) in sub-Saharan Africa. CWM, which aims to integrate large-landscape conservation and rural development, is a programme full of neoliberal aspirations, particularly in its call to decentralize decision-making and encourage …
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Species distribution, abundance and conservation in Nakai-nam Theun National Protected Area, Central-Eastern Laos: Implications for future local wildlife conservation project
… Area (NNT NPA), central eastern Laos where wildlife hunting has been rampant and management strategy failing to prevent wildlife declines. This research aimed (1) to re-‐assess and bring forward the importance of NNT NPA for wildlife conservation, (2) to identify the key species for which …
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An Evaluation of the Survival and Growth of Juvenile and Adult Freshwater Mussels at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC), Marion, Virginia
… research, and propagation. The Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) serves as a freshwater mussel conservation facility in southwest Virginia. The goals of this study were: (1) to determine whether adult freshwater …
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Inland empire wildlife bingo
Game designed to stimulate an interest in wildlife conservation and local history.
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Inland empire wildlife bingo
Game designed to stimulate an interest in wildlife conservation and local history.
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Sheep farmers and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) in the Falkland Islands: from conflict to coexistence
Human-wildlife conflict harms humans, wildlife, and wildlife conservation globally. I investigated a perceived conflict regarding the lethal control of turkey vultures Cathartes aura by sheep farmers in the Falkland Islands. The conflict escalated after the passage of a government policy limiting …
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A gene pool approach to international wildlife law
The current approach to wildlife' conservation law is anthropocentric and ad hoc in the manner in which it deals with species and groups of species. It lacks a sound ecological foundation and would benefit from the establishment of a new approach based on ecology and genetics. Before considering …
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Climate change and wildlife utilization on private land: evidence from wildlife ranching in South Africa
… focuses on the economics of climate change and wildlife utilization in privately owned parcels of land in South Africa. A significant proportion of agricultural land in the Southern Africa region has undergone transition with many farmers opting to move away from livestock farming to either …
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STAKEHOLDER CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: APPLYING A SOCIO- ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO INTEGRATE HUMAN DIMENSIONS WITH U.S. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Wildlife practitioners face growing pressures to work at the interface of ecological and social issues yet the model they use in the United States, the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC), relies heavily on natural sciences. Inclusion of social science perspectives is needed to …
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The ecological viability of wildlife conservancies in the Greater Mara Ecosystem
Wildlife conservancies are being promoted as a potential mechanism for both increasing the overall amount of land available for wildlife conservation and for reducing human-wildlife conflict/competition with domestic livestock. This is achieved by creating a protected area buffer on privately owned …
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A Conservation Plan for Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA
<p>My thesis project is to create a conservation plan for the Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve (RCNR) in San Luis Obispo, California. It is a professional project for the City of San Luis Obispo with the goal of eventual adoption by the City Council. The plan was motivated by City policy, which …
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