Natural Enemies: People-Wildlife Conflicts in Anthropological Perspective

by John Knight

Book Overview

Wild animals raid crops, attack livestock, and sometimes threaten people. Conflicts with wildlife are widespread, assume a variety of forms, and elicit a range of human responses. Wildlife pests are frequently demonized and resisted by local communities while routinely 'controlled' by state authorities. However, to the great concern of conservationists, the history of many people-wildlife conflicts lies in human encroachment into wildlife territory.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415224411
• ISBN13: 9780415224413
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"