Survival or Extinction? How to Save Elephants and Rhinos

Survival or Extinction? How to Save Elephants and Rhinos / by Bridget Martin.

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 curr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Bridget (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
International environmental law.
Nature conservation.
Biodiversity.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Animal welfare.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Animals: Elephants, Rhinos and People
  • 3. CITES and the CBD
  • 4. Sustainable Use: Golden Thread or Fool's Gold?
  • 5. Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn
  • 6. The Products, Their Retail Outlets, Their Sellers and Their Buyers
  • 7. Poaching and Its Consequences
  • 8. The Survivors
  • 9. Smugglers and Smuggling Routes
  • 10. The One-Off Sales of Elephant Ivory and Their Aftermath
  • 11. The Confusing Nature of Ivory Markets
  • 12. Researchers and Their Methodology
  • 13. Markets in Africa
  • 14. Markets in Southeast Asia
  • 15. Markets in the United States of America
  • 16. Markets in the UK
  • 17. The History of Rhinoceros Listing on CITES
  • 18. The Illegal Trade in Rhino Horn
  • 19. In Which We Meet Our First Organized Crime Gang and The Law is Changed
  • 20. Organized Crime
  • 21
  • Rebel Militia and ‘Blood Ivory’
  • 22. The Internet
  • 23. Religious Ivory
  • 24. Bribery and Corruption
  • 25. The Enforcers
  • 26. Seizures and Arrests
  • 27. Evidence
  • 28. Prosecutions
  • 29. Technology to the Rescue
  • 30. The London Conference and What Followed
  • 31. CoP16
  • 32. Updates on Some Countries
  • 33. Rhino Trophy Hunting in South Africa
  • 34. Research
  • 35. Education
  • 36. The CBD Re-visited
  • 37. Sustainable Use: Contentious Issues
  • 38. People
  • 39. Countries
  • 40. Zoos, Ecosystems and Translocations
  • 41. Last Chance to Save
  • 42. Living Together: Resolutions to Human-elephant Conflict and Other Problems
  • 43. Working Together Creates People Power
  • 44. Survival or Extinction?

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