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Can wildlife pay its way?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

S. K. Eltringham
S. K. Eltringham
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
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Conservation philosophy is swinging away from the traditional approach of setting up reserves to give absolute protection to wildlife and is replacing it with more realistic strategies. To succeed today, conservationists should take into account the needs of the people who share their land with wild species. The author examines some of the ways in which wildlife can be valuable to local people and made to pay for its own conservation – game viewing, sport hunting, game cropping and ranching. The advantages and pitfalls are discussed and it is concluded that while these uses are possible for some some wildlife species, others will never have a direct economic value. Someone will have to pay for their conservation – and it should not be those who can least afford it.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , July 1994 , pp. 163 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1994

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