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Wild Rangelands: Conserving Wildlife While Maintaining Livestock in Semi-Arid Ecosystems

Author(s): Johan T. du Toit (Editor), Richard Kock (Editor), James Deutsch (Editor)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 29 Dec. 2009
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 448 pages
ISBN-10: 140519488X
ISBN-13: 9781405194884

Book Description

Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world’s livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Leading experts have pooled their experiences from all continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management today. This book provides practitioners and students of rangeland management and wildland conservation with a diversity of perspectives on a central question: can rangelands be wildlands?

The first book to examine rangelands from a conservation perspective
Emphasizes the balance between the needs of people and livestock, and wildlife
Written by an international team of experts covering all geographical regions
Examines ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management and wildland conservation, providing a diversity of perspectives not seen before in a single volume

Editorial Reviews

Review

“That said, ‘Wild rangelands’ provides an extensive and up-to-date treatment of challenges and issues for rangeland conservation, and the plight of those who rely on livestock for livelihoods is strongly drawn into both the case studies and the more conceptual chapters. Hence, ‘Wild rangelands’ will provide an informative and useful volume from a variety of perspectives.” (Pastoralism: Research, Policy & Practice, 2011)

From the Inside Flap

Rangelands, which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, and represent almost half of the terrestrial surface of the Earth, are defined by their use by people as grazing lands for extensive livestock production. However, these ecosystems also constitute a major share of global biodiversity, include some of the most charismatic landscapes and species on our planet, and supply essential ecosystem goods and services to many millions of people who live outside of the global economy. Reconciling livestock production with wildlife conservation is thus a key requirement of sustainable development, but the obstacles are immense. The contributors to this book include leading experts who have pooled their experiences from all continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of the situation as it exists today. This is to provide practitioners, and students of rangeland management and wildland conservation with a diversity of perspectives on a central question: can rangelands be wildlands?

From the Back Cover

About the Author

Johan T. du Toit is a professor at Utah State University, where he is the Head of the Department of Wildland Resources. He is especially interested in the ecology of large mammals and the conservation of terrestrial ecosystems through the fusion of science and management.

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