Wildlife conservation in China : preserving the habitat of China's wild west / Richard B. Harris ; foreword by George B. Schaller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Richard B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation--China.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does the future hold for China's endangered wildlife? Drawing on 20 year's experience working in China, the leading U.S. expert on the subject incorporates perspectives ranging from biology to Chinese history and tradition to interpret wildlife conservation issues in a cultural context.

Contents:

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN CHINA; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES ON SOURCES; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CHINA'S WILD WEST: Geography Is Destiny; 3 THE CHINESE PERCEPTION OF WILDLIFE; 4 ANIMALS: Wild, Captive, and Domestic; 5 CHINESE LEGAL INSTITUTIONS AND WILDLIFE; 6 NATURE RESERVES: Poor Substitutes for Comprehensive; 7 SPECIES STORIES; 8 TROPHY HUNTING: Opportunities Squandered; 9 CHINESE WILDLIFE SCIENCE; 10 A FUTURE FOR WILDLIFE IN WESTERN CHINA; APPENDIX; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

"An East Gate book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-328) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-45202-X

1-315-69816-1

1-317-45203-8

1-282-11958-3

9786612119583

0-7656-2443-5

9781315698168

OCLC:

427511146