Game changer : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / Glen Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Glen, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Africa.

Animal welfare.

Animal rights--Africa.

Animal rights.

Animal rights--Environmental aspects--Africa.

Wildlife conservation--Africa.

Wildlife conservation.

Animal rights movement.

Animal rights activists.

Animal rights--Environmental aspects.

Africa.

Animal rights activists--Africa.

Animal rights movement--Africa.

Physical Description:

ix, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2012]

Summary:

"Are conservation and protecting animals the same thing? In Game Changer, award-winning environmental reporter Glen Martin takes a fresh look at this question as it applies to Africa's megafauna. Martin assesses the rising influence of the animal rights movement and finds that the policies championed by animal welfare groups could lead paradoxically to the elimination of the very species--including elephants and lions--that are the most cherished. In his anecdotal and highly engaging style, Martin takes readers to the heart of the conflict. He revisits the debate between conservationists, who believe that people whose lives are directly impacted by the creation of national parks and preserves should be compensated, versus those who believe that restrictive protection that forbids hunting is the most effective way to conserve wildlife and habitats. Focusing on the different approaches taken by Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia, Martin vividly shows how the world's last great populations of wildlife have become the hostages in a fight between those who love animals and those who would save them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Never an Eden 1

2 The Man Who Hated Hyenas 12

3 Dreaming the Peaceable Kingdom 25

4 From Automata to Sentient Beings 37

5 My Cow Trumps Your Lion 51

6 Death to l'Ancien Régime 65

7 Reality Check 77

8 The Kenya Model 90

9 An Inalienable Right 101

10 Buy (or Lease) It and They Will Come 114

11 Even the Cows Must Pay 127

12 Elephant Man 138

13 The Sage Reconsiders 148

14 Commodifying Conservation 160

15 Not a Primary Issue of Concern 180

16 Hard Choices 190

17 The Nation on a Plate 203

18 Topsoil and Condoms 214

19 Summing Up in Diani 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520266261

0520266269

OCLC:

755698749