Survival or Extinction?

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxiii

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2. Introduction

   • Bridget Martin

   Pages 1-4

3. Cast of ‘Characters’

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. The Animals: Elephants, Rhinos and People

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 7-13

4. The Law

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. CITES and the CBD

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 17-27

   3. Sustainable Use: Golden Thread or Fool’s Gold?

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 29-33

5. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35

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   2. Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 37-46

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

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 47-56

6. Poaching and Smuggling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57

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   2. Poaching and Its Consequences

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 59-74

   3. The Survivors

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 75-82

   4. Smugglers and Smuggling Routes

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 83-95

7. The One-Off Sales of Elephant Ivory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 99-111

8. Part VI

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. The Confusing Nature of Ivory Markets

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 115-116

   3. Researchers and Their Methodology

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 117-118

   4. Markets in Africa

      • Bridget Martin

      Pages 119-139

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.

• wildlife trade
• Sustainable use
• Elephant ivory
• Rhino horn
• law
• environmental law
• Rhinoceros
• national park
• Fish and Wildlife Biology

• Lancashire Law School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

  Bridget Martin

Bridget Martin is Senior Lecturer in Law Emeritus at Lancashire Law School, University of Central Lancashire. Having a passion for the natural environment, Bridget spent many happy years teaching Wildlife Law and Environmental Law to students from a number of disciplines. She has also written many articles on the protection of wildlife. Survival or Extinction began as an article, but grew, and grew, until it eventually morphed into a book.

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