The Exploitation of Mammal Populations

1. Front Matter

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2. Exploitation of Mammal Populations: Past, Present and Future

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The exploitation, sustainable use and welfare of wild mammals

      • Victoria J. Taylor, Nigel Dunstone

      Pages 3-15

   3. Historical dichotomies in the exploitation of mammals

      • Derek W. Yalden

      Pages 16-27

   4. The wild fur trade: historical and ecological perspectives

      • Stephen Tapper, Jonathan Reynolds

      Pages 28-44

   5. Assessing the impacts of uses of mammals: the good, the bad and the neutral

      • Robert Prescott-Allen, Christine Prescott-Allen

      Pages 45-61

3. Harvesting Wild Mammal Populations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Game ranching

      • John D. Skinner

      Pages 65-74

   3. Status and exploitation of the saiga antelope in Kalmykia

      • James G. Teer, Valeri M. Neronov, Lir V. Zhirnov, Anatolij I. Blizniuk

      Pages 75-87

   4. Capybara use and conservation in South America

      • José Roberto Moreira, David W. Macdonald

      Pages 88-101

   5. Sustainable use of whales: whaling or whale watching?

      • Vassili Papastavrou

      Pages 102-113

4. Hunting and Its Impact on Wildlife

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. The impact of game meat hunting on target and non-target species in the Serengeti

      • Heribert Hofer, Kenneth L. I. Campbell, Marion L. East, Sally A. Huish

      Pages 117-146

   3. Subsistence hunting and mammal conservation in a Kenyan coastal forest: resolving a conflict

      • Clare D. FitzGibbon, Hezron Mogaka, John H. Fanshawe

      Pages 147-159

   4. The impact of sport hunting: a case study

      • David W. Macdonald, Paul J. Johnson

      Pages 160-207

   5. Studies of English red deer populations subject to hunting-to-hounds

      • Jochen Langbein, Rory Putman

      Pages 208-225

5. Wildlife Trade and Conservation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227

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   2. Zimbabwe: a model for the sustainable use of wildlife and the development of innovative wildlife management practices

      • Michael D. Kock

      Pages 229-249

   3. Sustainable utilization: the lessons of history

      • David M. Lavigne, Carolyn J. Callaghan, Richard J. Smith

      Pages 250-265

   4. Wildlife trade — a conserver or exploiter?

      • David Bowles

      Pages 266-291

Human exploitation of other mammals has passed through three histori­ cal phases, distinct in their ecological significance though overlapping in time. Initially, Homo sapiens was a predator, particularly of herbivores but also of fur-bearing predators. From about 11 000 years ago, goats and sheep were domesticated in the Middle East, rapidly replacing gazelles and other game as the principal source of meat. The principal crops, including wheat and barley, were taken into agriculture at about the same time, and the resulting Neolithic farming culture spread slowly from there over the subsequent 10 500 years. In a few places such as Mexico, Peru and China, this Middle Eastern culture met and merged with agricultural traditions that had made a similar but independent transition. These agricultural traditions provided the essential support for the industrial revolution, and for a third phase of industrial exploita­ tion of mammals. In this chapter, these themes are drawn out and their ecological signifi­ cance is investigated. Some of the impacts of humans on other mammals require consideration on a world-wide basis, but the chapter concen­ trates, parochially, on Great Britain. What have been the ecological consequences of our exploitation of other mammals? 2. 2 HISTORICAL PHASES OF EXPLOITATION 2. 2. 1 Predatory man Our nearest relatives - chimpanzees, orang utans and gorillas - are essentially forest species, deriving most of their diet from the fruits of forest trees and the shoots and leaves of plants.

• conservation
• development
• mammals
• research
• wildlife management

...presents clear and well written papers on a variety of aspects of importance and certainly presents a number of issues that require current and future serious consideration...- Journal of Animal Ecology

• Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar Herts, UK

  Victoria J. Taylor

• Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, Durham City, UK

  Nigel Dunstone

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