作者: Rosie Woodroffe , Simon Thirgood , Alan Rabinowitz
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511614774.002
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摘要: INTRODUCTION This book is concerned with resolving conflicts that occur between people and threatened wildlife. Wildlife are often subject to control if they perceived harm the livelihoods, lives or lifestyles of people. Many wildlife species can thrive despite such control: our continued need for mouse- cockroach traps testament resilience some in face extensive lethal control. While a panoply invertebrate (especially insect) pests, adaptable vertebrates as coyotes ( Canis latrans ), ground squirrels (e.g. Spermophilus californicus ) red-billed quelea Quelea continue out-wit pest experts, other not so well equipped resist effects control, have become seriously endangered result. raises serious challenge: what do we when highly animal genuinely causes damage human livelihoods? How reconcile conserve protect rights property who share its environment? Resolving will be crucial success conservation development plans require coexistence For many sensitive species, effective near-impossible achieve unless resolved at least mitigated. The scope structure this In book, seek resolutions most widespread involving wildlife: crop raiding, livestock depredation, predation on managed (such farmed otherwise game species) and, common but emotive, killing