Killing, capture, trade and ape conservation / edited by Helga Rainer, Alison R. T. White, Annette Lanjouw.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rainer, Helga, editor.

White, Alison R. T., editor.

Lanjouw, Annette, editor.

Series:

State of the apes.

State of the apes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apes.

Primate trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Contents:

The arcus foundation; Notes to readers; Acknowledgments; Apes overview; Part I. Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation: 1. The impact of killing, capture and trade on apes and their habitat; 2. Understanding and responding to cultural drivers of the ape trade; 3. Socioeconomics and the trade in ape meat and parts; 4. Drivers of the illegal trade in live apes; 5. Curbing the illegal killing, capture and trade in apes: responses at source; 6. Protecting apes: the legal and regulatory environment; Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons: 7. The status of apes: a foundation for systematic, evidence-based conservation; 8. The campaign for nonhuman rights and the status of captive apes; Annexes; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; References; Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.