Top Research Papers on Wildlife Conservation

In this paper we consider how conservation has arisen as a key aspect of the reaction to human-initiated degradation and disappearance of ecosystems, wild lands. and wildlife. Concern over species extinction is given an historical perspective which shows the way in which pressure on wild and natural aspects of global ecology have changed in recent centuries. The role of conservation in the stnlggle to protect the environment is then analysed using underlying ethical arguments behind the economic, ecological and rights based justifications given for conservation. The moral considerability of sp...

Human settlement in protected areas (PAs) is a major conservation concern in developing nations as it fuels human-wildlife conflicts (HWCs). The objectives of this study were to (i) determine the key wildlife species causing conflict, (ii) assess the perceptions of residents toward the major causes of conflict with wildlife, and (iii) evaluate the attitudes of residents toward problem animals. We conducted face-to-face semistructured interviews and two reconnaissance field surveys with 290 respondents residing in Save Valley Conservancy (SVC), in Southeast Lowveld Zimbabwe from January 2014 to...

The paper reviews various methodologies of wildlife conservation using drones which includes radiotracking, GPS and Non- GPS transmitters, Unmanned aerial vehicles or Robotics aircrafts, and the Artificial Intelligence reviews the methods including Convolutional Neural Network, Machine learning and Deep learning algorithms.

A plea for a health ethic is called for, whereby healthy wildlife and healthy landscapes are an obligation of the Model and modern society because health “tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community.”

Wildlife conservation and management (WCM) practices have been historically drawn from a wide variety of academic fields, yet practitioners have been slow to engage with emerging conversations about animals as complex beings, whose individuality and sociality influence their relationships with humans. We propose an explicit acknowledgement of wild, nonhuman animals as active participants in WCM. We examined 190 studies of WCM interventions and outcomes to highlight 3 common assumptions that underpin many present approaches to WCM: animal behaviors are rigid and homogeneous; wildlife exhibit id...

1 One technique used to combat the growing global species extinction crisis has been to create 2 artificial refuges—human-made replacements for natural refuges destroyed during habitat 3 modification. However, there is limited knowledge of how closely artificial refuges replicate 4 the natural refuges they seek to replace. Mining threatens many species worldwide through 5 large-scale habitat modification, and artificial refuges have been proposed as a method to 6 offset the resulting habitat loss. Here, we examined the microclimatic, physical, and biotic 7 characteristics of natural dens occup...

We have extensively surveyed our key conservation sites over the last four years resulting in a change to their management.

Ecotourism has been proposed as a viable economic activity that can minimize negative human impacts on wildlife habitat and provide an incentive to preserve natural areas.The potential of ecotourism as a wildlife conservation strategy is limited by its inability to insure the long-term protection of environmental assets and by its tendency to contribute directly to environmental degradation. Ecotourism is a proxy market designed to align consumers' preferences for recreation with the protection of environmental assets. Because it does not necessarily address the direct protection of those asse...

An interest in wildlife and natural systems has absorbed Richard Kock's working life and his work has been absorbed by that of a conservationist.

Sec. 661. Declaration of purpose; cooperation of agencies; surveys and investigations; donations. 662. Impounding, diverting, or controlling of waters. 663. Impoundment or diversion of waters. 664. Administration; rules and regulations; availability of lands to State agencies. 665. Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports. 665a. Maintenance of adequate water levels in upper Mississippi River. 666. Authorization of appropriations. 666a. Penalties. 666b. Definitions. 666c. Applicability to Tennessee Valley Authority. 666d. Skagit National Wildlife Refuge; exchange of lan...

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Urbanization is a key driver of global environmental change and is adversely impacting wildlife populations. Human tolerance for wildlife is critical to wildlife conservation in urban areas. Using metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as a case study, we investigated human tolerance for a range of different wildlife species. Almost half of the human–wildlife interactions that are reported to the state wildlife agency originate from metropolitan Atlanta, which is one of the fastest growing metropolises in the United States. We surveyed a representative sample of 1006 residents of m...

ABSTRACT In spite of the prominent Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012, and many international treaties and agreements to curb the illicit wildlife trade, Bangladesh’s biodiversity is crashing. Illicit trade thrives because the country lacks the administrative, legislative, and technological capacity to implement legal safeguards. This commentary discusses the challenges and ways to prevent wildlife-related crimes and conserve biodiversity in Bangladesh with the collaboration of international legal frameworks.

Wildlife tourism and wildlife trade may appear juxtaposed, but are two, potentially aligning, income generators that could benefit conservation in developing countries. Utilising data sets collated from Madagascar’s Ministère du Tourisme and CITES, respectively, for the period 2007 to 2018, this study estimated levels of income from wildlife tourism and wildlife trade for Madagascar. Between 2007 and 2018, tourism reported yearly incomes ranging from a low of USD 1.4 million up to a high of USD 15.7 million. However, it was unclear what percentage of this figure flowed to benefit local communi...

This article delves into the critical issues and strategies related to wildlife conservation and management in the context of the contemporary environmental crisis. It highlights the major challenges that wildlife faces, including habitat destruction and fragmentation, climate change impacts, the threat of illegal wildlife trade and poaching, the introduction and spread of invasive species, and the detrimental effects of pollution. The article emphasizes the importance of effective strategies to counter these challenges, such as habitat conservation and restoration, climate change mitigation, ...

inform different conservation strategies based on different types of values; and third, findings must be widely available and spatially explicit to allow cross- location comparisons and integration with other social and biological data. As such, our approach provides a base from which practical experience and added information could facilitate improvements in application of this policy tool. Here, we present the results of an analysis of an extensive sociocultural dataset used to map wildlife values across all 50 US states and corresponding counties, and briefly illustrate how this technique c...

Although a diversity of approaches to wildlife management persists in Canada and the United States of America, the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAM) is a prevailing model for state, provincial, and federal agencies. The success of the NAM is both celebrated and refuted amongst scholars, with most arguing that a more holistic approach is needed. Colonial rhetoric permeates each of the NAM’s constituent tenets—yet, beyond these cultural and historical problems are the NAM’s underlying conservation values. In many ways, these values share common ground with various Indigenous wo...

Demand for wildlife and their products continues to grow, often despite increasingly militarised regulation and consumer awareness campaigns. We review the sustainability, legality and feasibility of wildlife farming of animals, as a potential conservation tool to ensure the development of an equitable and sustainable trade model. While there are some positive examples of well‐managed wildlife farming in trade, we identify common themes of misuse including the intentional mislabelling of wild‐caught specimens in global trade and the use of wild‐caught individuals to supplement captive stoc...

The reimagined framework is centered on the guiding principle that all actions should ensure no species or generation is prevented from reaching good health by the actions to protect other species or generations.

An overview of available health assessment studies in noncaptive vertebrates is conducted and a framework to strategically integrate health assessments in population monitoring is devised and a conceptual framework to improve design and standardize wildlife health assessments is devised.

This study reviews the existing research works that incorporate AI and Industry 4.0 for wildlife conservation. Some articles were on specific technologies while others were on use of more than one technology for wildlife conservation. AI has the potential to achieve desired goals in terms of wildlife conservation in a timely manner, but only few research works discuss about the limitations of AI and industry 4.0. This study attempts to provide the researchers with an idea of combining AI, industry 4.0, and wildlife conservation. This study provides a comprehensive review on the AI and Industry...

Federal aid programs subsidize local governments in sectors ranging from health care to transportation, but there is little empirical study of their effects on local provision. We examine the effects of the 1937 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, which directed federal excise taxes on guns and hunting equipment to wildlife agencies on the condition that receiving states stop diverting license funds to purposes unrelated to wildlife conservation. Using panel data from 1925 to 1937, we find that states with larger administrative sectors were more apt to divert wildlife revenues, and the...

Abstract This chapter contains questions about wildlife management and conservation, endangered species, nature reserve design and the role of zoos in conservation. The questions are arranged by topic and divided into three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced.

According to the Holy Qur'an, our position is that of Allah's vicegerent on earth, so we have been entrusted with the responsibility of protecting and caring for Allah's creatures as well as their legitimate use. When we look at the colors and mysteries of this vast universe, sometimes we see powerful and beautiful lions and leopards, and sometimes we see birds dancing in the air in different colors. Then we enjoy the fragrance and flavors that come from them, we get great joy and happiness by feeling ourselves inside them. Wildlife includes not only animals but also countless species of plant...

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A new approach utilizes different metrics, such as phylogenetic diversity, split distance, and heightened evolutionary distinctiveness, which are being considered for immediate practical use to manage threat species and stocks submitted to new policies for conservation.

This chapter discusses Article XXVI of the Oklahoma constitution, which concerns the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Section 1 provides for the creation and membership of a Department of Wildlife Conservation of the State of Oklahoma and an Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. Section 2 states that “nothing in this Act shall repeal any existing laws now on the Statute, pertaining to game and fish.” Section 3 focuses on the appointment of the director of Wildlife Conservation, who has the power to govern the department. The legislature may not interfere with his or her authority by, ...

Given its extensive volume and reach, social media has the potential to widely spread conservation messaging and be a powerful tool to mobilize social change for conserving biodiversity. We synthesized gray and primary academic literature to investigate the effects of social media on wildlife conservation, revealing several overarching benefits and risks. We found that social media can increase pro-conservation behaviours among the public, increase conservation funding, and incite policy changes. Conversely, social media can contribute to species exploitation and illegal trade, cause unprecede...

Abstract The Rhino Bond is the first financial instrument dedicated to protecting a species. The Bond allows investors to invest in the conservation of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis, with the amount of money returned by the investment depending on whether rhinoceros numbers increase (and by how much). In this paper we focus on how the Bond was brought into being. We draw on an analysis of organizational reports along with data collected from interviews with key informants to investigate the roles of the various stakeholders in the Bond, how species and sites were selected, the motivati...

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Book Title: Wildlife ecology and conservation Book Author:  Mundanthra Balakrishnan Published by Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur/New Delhi (Published in May 2016) ISBN: 978-81-7233-974-6

The future of endangered species depends on choices people make all over the world, but ultimately local solutions, developed with, by and for people who share land and resources with those animals, are paramount. The success of these local efforts is largely affected by the presence and effectiveness of a few entrepreneurial and passionate individuals, who live and work with local communities to develop and implement strategies for wildlife and people to coexist and thrive. This is not a small task, as the challenges in the field are numerous and daunting. Success is far from guaranteed, espe...

I wish to correct the misimpression created by David Western's letter (5 June, p. [1507][1]) regarding my views and statements about community-based conservation (CBC). Contrary to his statement, I have never called for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to stop all spending outside the parks, and I am fully aware that the Protected Area and Wildlife System (PAWS) project was not meant to support only in-park activities. In fact, my role on the World Bank's PAWS project appraisal team in 1992 was to evaluate and help shape the proposed “community wildlife” component of the program. My concern, a...

The objective of the study conducted during 1984 and 1985 and reviewed here was to evaluate the amount of nesting and reproductive success of ducks in no-till winter wheat.

Conservation of wild plants and cultivars in gardens is most effective when underpinned by sound scientific principles, and the value of planting native species for garden wildlife is uncertain.

The World Wildlife Fund-U.S. (WWF) and the Conservation Foundation (CF) have joined forces as of 4 November, and the happy couple has moved into a new office.

derable, and even if all countries introduced a two-children-per-family policy, the global population would continue to increase by several thousand million people before it could stabilize. Furthermore, this is a problem which is only indirectly relevant to the industrialized countries in general, and which therefore will be relatively difficult to make heard in those countries, although most of the developing countries are working with the problem. A number of the already-known problems — 'greenhouse' effect, stratospheric ozone shield problem, energy consumption, and chemicals in local surr...

The Vanishing Jungle, with illustrations by Eric Hosking, is the account of one of David Mountfort's scientific expeditions to many parts of the world and co-author of the Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the stages involved in developing an audit to determine the best wildlife and conservation organization to volunteer with. Design/methodology/approach – The paper outlines details of the analysis and assessment of 53 organizations based on nine core criteria. The framework developed for this purpose also provides a tool that could be used to assess other organizations. Findings – Publication of the Wildlife and Conservation Volunteering Guide has given volunteers a resource that enables them to make informed decisions about which organization t...

In 1964 twelve nations made conservation history when they produced the Agreed Measures for conserving the Antarctic fauna and lora, the first time such an international agreement had been achieved. The movement towards Antarctic conservation stems from the International Geophysical Year, in 1957–58, when the twelve nations, all in the Antarctic, and including the USA and the USSR, achieved an informal political truce and started collaboration in scientific research. After the end of the IGY this collaboration continued, under the aegis of the International Council of Scientific Unions and wit...

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN THE NATIONAL CONTEXT IS DISCUSSED AND THE PART PLAYED IN THIS BY ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY ROADSIDE MANAGEMENT, IS HIGHLIGHTED. DETAILS OF A SURVEY MADE IN 1967 SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 500,000 ACRES OF ROADSIDES COVERED WITH GRASS OR OTHER VEGETATION IN ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND AND THAT THIS AREA IS PROBABLY INCREASING. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE NATIONAL MILEAGE OF HEDGES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ROADS. THE REASONS FOR MANAGEMENT ARE DISCUSSED PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO SAFETY, AMENITY, WEED CONTROL AND WILDLIFE, TOGETHER WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS...

Wildlife conservation in South Africa is afforded mainly on a provincial basis. Apart from conservation in terms of the National Parks Act 42 of 1962, and to a lesser extent by the Forest Act 72 of 1968, the National Monuments Act 28 of 1969, the Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act 72 of 1968, the National Monuments Act 28 of 1969, the Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act 46 of 1973 and with the exception of certain municipal bylaws, wildlife in South Africa is conserved in terms of provincial ordinances. Wildlife conservation in South Africa is afforded mainly on a provincial basis.14 Apart from...

Taiwan is located on the Tropic of Cancer and is separated from the mainland by the Taiwan Strait, which has a minimum width of 130 km. It has an area of 36,000 km 2 and is dominated by rugged mountainous terrain with remarkable diversity of fauna and flora. More than a century ago, naturalists Swinhoe and Wallace conducted surveys of wildlife in Taiwan, and they recorded about 36 species of mammals and 187 species of birds (Swinhoe 1863; Wallace 1880). According to recent surveys, Taiwan harbors nearly 4000 species of vascular plants, 61 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 92 species of...

One Introduction.- 1 Wildlife conservation evaluation: attributes, criteria and values.- 2 Assessing representativeness.- 3 Ecological succession and the evaluation of non-climax communities.- Two Approaches in different geographical areas.- 4 Evaluation of tropical land for wildlife conservation potential.- 5 Evaluation methods in the United States.- 6 Selection of important areas for wildlife conservation in Great Britain: the Nature Conservancy Council's approach.- 7 Wildlife conservation evaluation in the Netherlands: a controversial issue in a small country.- 8 Evaluation at the local sca...

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of metapopulation theory and analysis, addressing the needs of an applied professional audience for comprehensible information to integrate into their practices.

The reaction we get whenever we speak about our conservation work in Afghanistan is the same: “Wildlife conservation in Afghanistan?” At first, the idea strikes people as strange, perhaps even preposterous. The common perception of Afghanistan is that of a depauperate landscape, largely devoid of wildlife worth saving. And given the many challenges facing Afghanistan, isn’t conservation a distraction from develop civil society and sustainable economic opportunities. Afghanistan is but one example of this trend.

This article discusses the history of wildlife conservation in Malawi from the beginning of the colonial period to the present day. It concludes by suggesting a new approach to wildlife conservation in Africa.

Wildlife is unique among natural resources that is owned by the public and administered by government. Much has been said and seen in the media about human-wildlife conflicts and evidenced by public demonstration in small scale agricultural environments. This book is a testimony of conflicts in Mbuvori sub location of Embu District, Kenya which explains the extent and types of damage caused by elephants that are the major crop pests in the area. The truth is that the perpetuated human wildlife conflicts have far reaching implications to the lives of the community. The very sad fact is that the...