Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation

by Robinson, John G.; Redford, Kent H.

• ISBN13: 9780226722580
• ISBN10: 0226722589
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-09-10
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

This book brings together for the first time biological and social scientists with the expertise necessary to document the ways in which the economic value of neotropical wildlife can affect conservation. The contributors, who have done extensive research in Latin America, explore the importance of wildlife to people, the impact of the use of wildlife on animal populations, and whether the present pattern of human use is--or could be made--sustainable.

Author Biography

John G. Robinson is director of Wildlife Conservation International, the research arm of the New York Zoological Society. Kent H. Redford is assistant professor in the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Wildlife and Range Sciences, and director of the Program for Studies in Tropical Conservation, at the University of Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Alfred L. Gardner Preface Part 1 - Framing the Issues 1. The Use and Conservation of Wildlife John G. Robinson and Kent H. Redford 2. Subsistence and Commercial Uses of Wildlife in Latin America Kent H. Redford and John G. Robinson 3. The Outlook for Sustainable Harvests of Wildlife in Latin America James H. Shaw Part 2 - Subsistence Hunting 4. Human Impact on Populations of Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows (Galliformes: Cracidae) in Venezuela Jose L. Silva and Stuart D. Strahl 5. Hunting Yields and Game Composition over Ten Years in an Amazon Indian Territory William T. Vickers 6. On the Track of the Road: Changes in Subsistence Hunting in a Brazilian Amazonian Village J. Marcio Ayres, Deborah de Magalhaes Lima, Eduardo de Souza Martins, and Jose Luis K. Barreiros 7. Hunting and Its Effect on Wild Primate Populations in Suriname Russell A. Mittermeier Part 3 - Hunting and Collecting 8. Management of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) Nesting at Playas Nancite and Ostional, Costa Rica Stephen E. Cornelius, Mario Alvarado Ulloa, Juan Carlos Castro, Mercedes Mata del Valle, and Douglas C. Robinson 9. Economic Analysis of Sea Turtle Eggs in a Coastal Community on the Pacific Coast of Honduras Cynthia J. Lagueux 10. Effects of Hunting on the Reproduction of the Paraguayan Caiman (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal of Mata Grosso, Brazil Peter G. Cranshaw, Jr. 11. The Effect of Hunting on Tapirs in Belize Jose Manuel V. Fragoso 12. Mammalian Densities at Protected versus Hunted Sites in Central Panama William E. Glanz 13. Wild Mammal Skin Trade in Chiapas, Mexico Marcelo Aranda Part 4 - Wildlife Farming and Ranching 14. The Rational Use of Green Iguanas Dagmar I. Werner 15. Steps toward Domesticating the Paca (Agouti = Cuniculus paca), and Prospects for the Future Nicholas Smythe 16. An Analysis of the Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) Harvest Program in Venezuela John B. Thorbjarnarson 17. Human Exploitation of Capybara Juhani Ojasti Part 5 - Sport Hunting 18. The Eastern White-Winged Dove: Factors Influencing Use and Continuity of the Resource Paul C. Purdy and Roy E. Tomlinson 19. Whistling-Ducks as a Manageable and Sustainable Resource in Venezuela: Balancing Economic Costs and Benefits Francisco Dallmeier 20. White-Tailed Deer Management in Costa Rica Christopher Vaughan and Miguel Rodriguez Part 6 - Commercial Uses 21. Tupinambis Lizards in Argentina: Implementing Management of a Traditionally Exploited Resource Lee A. Fitzgerald, Jose M. Chani, and Oscar E. Donadio 22. Sustained Harvesting of the Patagonia Guanaco: Is It Possible or Too Late? William L. Franklin and Michael A. Fritz 23. Vicuna Use and the Bioeconomics of an Andean Peasant Community in Catamarca, Argentina Jorge E. Rabinovich, Angel F. Capurro, and Leonor L. Pessina 24. Sustainable Use of Neotropical Parrots Jorgen Bent Thomsen and Amie Brautigam 25. The Psittacine Trade in Mexico Eduardo E. Inigo-Elias and Mario A. Ramos 26. Tourism as a Sustained Use of Wildlife: A Case Study of Madre de Dios, Southeastern Peru Martha J. Groom, Robert D. Podolsky, and Charles A. Munn Part 7 - The Future 27. Sustainable Harvest of Neotropical Forest Animals John G. Robinson and Kent H. Redford 28. Prospects for Wildlife Management in Latin America and the Caribbean Curtis H. Freese and Carlos J. Saavedra Contributors References Index