Survival or Extinction? : How to Save Elephants and Rhinos / by Bridget Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Bridget, author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation biology.

Nature conservation.

Biodiversity.

Wildlife management.

Animal welfare.

Conservation Biology/Ecology.

International Environmental Law.

Nature Conservation.

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics.

Local Subjects:

Conservation Biology/Ecology.

International Environmental Law.

Nature Conservation.

Biodiversity.

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXXIII, 582 pages) : 25 illustrations, 24 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Written with passion for anyone interested in seeing an end to the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, this book shows how, by working together, people all over the world who care about these animals are gradually bringing about change for the better. It takes an overview of how the current situation came to pass by exploring poaching and its devastating consequences and the pivotal role of organized crime. The discussion of how matters are starting to improve covers the investigation and monitoring of ivory markets, sustainable uses and the key role of local communities. Enforcement of the law is vital in this story. Enter the enforcers, the technology they use to defeat the poachers and the evidence they require to prosecute offenders. Cases, some deeply shocking, are included, as well as a number of fascinating case studies, while the exploits of organized crime gangs make lively, as well as disturbing reading. Throughout the message is clear. We can and must save these animals from extinction.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Animals: Elephants, Rhinos and People

3. CITES and the CBD

4. Sustainable Use: Golden Thread or Fool's Gold?

5. Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn

6. The Products, Their Retail Outlets, Their Sellers and Their Buyers

7. Poaching and Its Consequences

8. The Survivors

9. Smugglers and Smuggling Routes

10. The One-Off Sales of Elephant Ivory and Their Aftermath

11. The Confusing Nature of Ivory Markets

12. Researchers and Their Methodology

13. Markets in Africa

14. Markets in Southeast Asia

15. Markets in the United States of America

16. Markets in the UK

17. The History of Rhinoceros Listing on CITES

18. The Illegal Trade in Rhino Horn

19. In Which We Meet Our First Organized Crime Gang and The Law is Changed

20. Organized Crime

21

Rebel Militia and 'Blood Ivory'

22. The Internet

23. Religious Ivory

24. Bribery and Corruption

25. The Enforcers

26. Seizures and Arrests

27. Evidence

28. Prosecutions

29. Technology to the Rescue

30. The London Conference and What Followed

31. CoP16

32. Updates on Some Countries

33. Rhino Trophy Hunting in South Africa

34. Research

35. Education

36. The CBD Re-visited

37. Sustainable Use: Contentious Issues

38. People

39. Countries

40. Zoos, Ecosystems and Translocations

41. Last Chance to Save

42. Living Together: Resolutions to Human-elephant Conflict and Other Problems

43. Working Together Creates People Power

44. Survival or Extinction?

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-13293-4

9783030132934

Access Restriction:

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