The Vicuña The Theory and Practice of Community Based Wildlife Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gordon, Iain J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.

The vicuña has been one of the few success stories of wildlife conservation. Increasing populations are, however, raising new challenges for effective management as emphasis shifts from protection to allow sustainable use. Internationally, policy development has followed the community-based conserva...

Table of Contents:

• The Philosophy of Sustainable Wildlife Use
• The Historical Relationship Between People and the Vicuña
• The Vicuña in the Andean Altiplano
• Sociality, Foraging and Habitat Use by Vicuña
• Animal Welfare and the Sustainable Use of the Vicuña
• International Policies and National Legislation Concerning Vicuña Conservation and Exploitation
• Local Participation in Vicuña Management
• Environmental Education as a Tool in the Sustainable Management of Vicuña in the Altiplano of South America
• Lessons for the Future of Sustainable Use of Vicuña.