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Wildlife conservation in China: preserving the habitat of China's wild west

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Main Author:	Harris, Richard B. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Armonk, NY [u.a.] Sharpe 2008
Subjects:	Wildlife conservation > China Tierschutz China > West
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Physical Description:	XXIV, 341 S., [8] Bl. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:	9780765620576

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adam_text	WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHINA PRESERVING THE HABITAT OF CHINA S WILD WEST RICHARD B HARRIS FOREWORD BY GEORGE B SCHALLER An East Gate Book cZM E Sharpe Armonk, New York London, England CONTENTS Map of China xi Foreword by George B Schaller xiii Preface XV Acknowledgments xxi Note on Sources xxiii Photographs follow page 120 1 Introduction 3 China s Native Fauna: Astoundingly Rich Natural Capital 4 China West of the Pandas 7 Wildlife Species in China s West 9 The Enormity of the Task 10 China s Wildlife Institutions in Brief 13 A Perspective 16 2 China s Wild West: Geography Is Destiny 20 Is Western China Really Part of China? 21 A Perspective—Gansu and California 22 High and Dry 23 Ethnicity and Culture 24 The Changing Face of China s West 27 Human Population Density and Growth 27 Has Western China Been Getting Drier? 29 How Much Have Grasslands in Western China Been Degraded? 36 Four Case Studies of Grassland Condition 39 Grazing Pressure and Local Livelihoods 47 The Great Opening of China s West 54 3 The Chinese Perception of Wildlife 58 Language 59 Utilitarianism 60 Dominionistic/Aesthetic Views 63 vii viii Hunting 64 Dissenting Views 65 Confucian Optimism and the Problem with Tuanjie 68 Non-Han Perceptions 72 Are Changes Afoot? 75 4 Animals: Wild, Captive, and Domestic 78 Distinctions: Clear and Blurry 79 Captive Breeding in China 82 Why Breed Wild Species in Captivity? 84 Two Controversies: Musk Deer and Bears 87 5 Chinese Legal Institutions and Wildlife 92 The 1988 Wildlife Protection Law 95 Is the Law Part of an Evolving Understanding of Conservation? 102 Do Laws Constitute a Wildlife Conservation System? 104 6 Nature Reserves: Poor Substitutes for Comprehensive Natural Resource Management 105 Yeniugou: A Cautionary Fable 105 Nature Reserves on Paper: Statistics and Regulations 111 On-the-Ground Realities in Western China 116 7 Species Stories 121 Used and Abused: Musk Deer 122 From the Frying Pan into the Fire: Przewalski s Gazelle 126 Valuable, Valued, but Sensitive: Argali 132 Globalization Strikes Back: Chiru 141 Cause or Effect? Pikas and Zokors 145 Wild Progenitors, Domestic Replacements 151 Wild Yaks: Ferocious Cowards 151 Wild Camels: In Retreat 156 Into the Teeth of the Conflict: Large Carnivores 159 Wolves: Surprisingly Common 159 Dholes: In Trouble 161 Brown Bears: Holding On 162 Doing Well or Doing Too Well? 163 Tibetan Gazelle: Finding a Small Niche 164 Tibetan Wild Ass: Too Bold to Submit 165 Blue Sheep: Above the Tumult 168 8 Trophy Hunting: Opportunities Squandered 170 How Killing Animals Might Save Them 171 ix Biology 173 On-the-Ground Realities 178 Establishment and Management of Hunting Areas 178 Funding 181 Power and Control 186 Chinese Hunting Areas as Conservation Programs 188 Lost Opportunities 189 9 Chinese Wildlife Science 192 What Makes Wildlife Science Difficult (but Fascinating) 193 Cultural Challenges Facing Chinese Wildlife Science 194 Discomfort with Uncertainty 194 Tendency to Assign Categories and Properties Rather Than to Explore Relationships 200 Skepticism in Science 203 Institutional Challenges to Chinese Wildlife Science 206 Why Does It Matter? 207 10 A Future for Wildlife in Western China 209 Toward a Model Wildlife Conservation System for Western China 211 Linking People with Wildlife Through the Devil s Bargain 211 International Hunting 211 Subsistence Hunting 213 Commercial Harvest 217 Giving Wildlife a Voice in Land Management 224 Nature Reserves 224 Beyond Dedicated Reserves and Hunting Areas 226 Ecotourism 227 Concluding Thoughts 228 Appendix: Animals Mentioned in the Text 231 Notes 237 Bibliography 293 Index 329
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