Protected Areas of the World: Indomalaya, Oceania, Australia and Antarctic
Author:
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9782831700915
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Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects
Author: Tim R. New
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-03-16
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9400729626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of interest and practice in insect conservation is summarised and traced through contributions from many of the leaders in the discipline, to provide the first broad global account of how insects have become incorporated into considerations of conservation. The essays collectively cover the genesis and development of insect conservation, emphasising its strong foundation within the northern temperate regions and the contrasts with much of the rest of the world. Major present-day scenarios are discussed, together with possible developments and priorities in insect conservation for the future.
Labor's Lot
Author: Elizabeth A. Povinelli
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 0226676749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalysis of the role of labour in every day activities and its influence on the construction of identity among the Belyuen Aborigines, Cox Peninsula, NT; Western definitions of labour; Aboriginal relationship to land and land ownership; concepts of knowledge and the role of story; negotiation of the land claim process - Kenbi land Claim; representation of pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial Aboriginality in the Darwin region - Laragiya and Wagaitj; Aboriginal women's use and narratives of the past; interpretation of mythic labour and contemporary actions - spirit children, totems; activities affecting the mythic landscape - hunting and sweat; Belyuen economic structures; proportion of bush and store bought food in the diet; use of time; relations with the market economy - local stores, use of money; history of land use and colonial ownership in the Darwin region; contemporary Aboriginal use of the Belyuen region - settlement patterns; process of forming and maintaining cultural identity in contemporary political and economic power structures.
Wild Places
Author: Peter Prineas
Publisher: Katsehamos & the Great Idea
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780858811584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNative Mice and Rats
Author: Bill Breed
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2007-12-17
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 064309931X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAustralia’s native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of Australian mammals. There are about 60 living species – all within the subfamily Murinae – representing around 25 per cent of all species of Australian mammals. They range in size from the very small delicate mouse to the highly specialised, arid-adapted hopping mouse, the large tree rat and the carnivorous water rat. Native Mice and Rats describes the evolution and ecology of this much-neglected group of animals. It details the diversity of their reproductive biology, their dietary adaptations and social behaviour. The book also includes information on rodent parasites and diseases, and concludes by outlining the changes in distribution of the various species since the arrival of Europeans as well as current conservation programs.
Bettongs, Potoroos and the Musky Rat-kangaroo
Author: Andrew W. Claridge
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 0643093419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an extraordinary glimpse into the serective lives of these unusual marsupials.
Crocodiles
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Crocodile Specialist Group. Working Meeting
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9782880322090
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Author: Brent Lovelock
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-10-25
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 113414024X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest – both to the tourism industry, in terms of destinations seeking to establish or grow this sector, and to other stakeholders such as environmental organisations, animal-rights groups, and the general public. Hunting tourism, in particular, has come under fire with accusations that it is contributing to the demise of some species. Practices such as "canned hunting" (within fenced safari parks) or the use of hounds are described as unethical, and fishing tourism too has attracted recent negative publicity as it is said to be cruel. At the same time, however, many peripheral and indigenous communities around the world are strategising how to capitalise on consumptive forms of wildlife tourism. This book addresses a range of contentious issues facing the consumptive wildlife tourism sector across a number of destinations in Europe, North America, Africa, India, Arabia and Oceania. Practices such as baited bear hunting, trophy hunting of threatened species, and hunting for conservation are debated, along with the impact of this type of tourism on indigenous communities and on wider societies. Research on all aspects of "consumptive wildlife tourism" is included, which for the purposes of the book is defined to include all tourism that involves the intended killing of wildlife for sport purposes, and may include the harvest of wildlife products. This includes, among others, recreational hunting, big-game hunting and safari operations, traditional/indigenous hunting, game-bird shooting, hunting with hounds, freshwater angling and saltwater game fishing etc. This is the first book to specifically address tourist aspects of consumption of wildlife. It will appeal to tourism and recreation academics and students, tourism industry operators, community tourism planners and wildlife managers.
National Parks and Protected Areas
Author: J. J. J. Pigram
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 484
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Other Lepidoptera: Moth Conservation in Australia
Author: Tim R. New
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-07-10
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 3031321030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConservation interest in moths, by far the predominant components of Lepidoptera, lags far behind that for butterflies, for which conservation practice provides many well-established lessons for extension to their near relatives. The needs of moths are at least as great, but their greater richness and variety, and far poorer documentation of diversity and biology over much of the world contribute to this lack of attention. Australia’s rich moth fauna, largely endemic and of global interest, illustrates many of the problems of developing wider interest and support for moth conservation. Numerous species (perhaps half the total fauna) are undescribed, and many are ecological specialists in restricted and vulnerable environments over small parts of the continent. Establishing their conservation status and needs whilst accepting that foundation knowledge is highly incomplete and much species-focused conservation is impracticable provides complex problems in setting priorities, based largely on wider diversity and effective advocacy. Most Australian vegetation systems, from grassland to forest and from sea-level to alpine zones, have been eroded in extent and quality since European settlement, resulting in massive habitat changes for native insects and to leave fragmented (and commonly degraded) remnants in which moths and others may persist. Recent surveys continue to increase recorded moth richness, reveal local faunal peculiarities, and indicate how assemblage changes may mirror wider environmental changes. This book is an overview of advances in documenting and interpreting moth diversity and ecology, to show how information from better-studied moth faunas can help in planning conservation of Australia’s moths through measures such as understanding the moths themselves by increased surveys and study, the factors influencing their diversity and wellbeing, and how such threats may be countered through increased coordinated conservation interest, commitment and management.
