9788170356110 - wildlife issues and crisis in a changing world von agoramoorthy, govindasamy (2 Ergebnisse)
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents Preface 1 Chasing a Wild Dream-Jungle Adventure Memoirs 2 Biodiversity Surveys are Crucial for India 3 Indias Ignored Bats Need Conservation Attention and Action 4 Status of Indias Rarest Salim Alis Fruit Bat 5 Threat of Human-Induced Climate Change 6 Primates of the Thar Desert of Western In…dia 7 Social Life of Bonnet Macaques in South India 8 On the Tiger Tourism in Ranthambore 9 Protecting Indias Rarest Giant Squirrels in Sanctuaries and Occurrence of Rare Birds and Otters in Villages 10 Toxic Waste Dumping in India by Developed Countries Affect Nature 11 Conserving Indias Rare Plants Can it be Done 12 Indias Rural Monuments in the Wilderness Need Urgent Protection 13 Animals arent Pariahs 14 Conservation of Forest Primates in Sapo National Park Liberia West Africa 15 Rescue Rehabilitation and Release of Chimpanzees in Liberia West Africa 16 Conservation Status of Black-and-Gold Howler Monkeys along Rio Riachuelo Argentina 17 Feeding Associations Between Red Howlers and White-Tail Deer in the Rainforest of Venezuela 18 Inter-Group Infant Adoption Among Wild Red Howler Monkeys of Venezuela 19 Mate Choice in Red Howler Monkeys At What Cost 20 Conservation of Red Howlers and Capuchins in Trinidad West Indies 21 Shaky Future of Wildlife in Trinidad Can they Survive 22 Human Disturbance Reduces Fauna Diversity in Tropical Caves 23 Wildlife Conservation in Taiwan Problems and Prospects 24 Ritual Release of Wildlife Threatens Island Ecology 25 Heavy Metal Pollution Threatens Terrestrial Biota in Island Ecosystem 26 Primate Polythelia Puzzle 27 Population Status of Long-tailed Macaques in Singapore 28 Conserving a Shy Creature The Malayan Flying Lemurs in Singapore 29 Community-Based Wildlife Tourism in Indonesia 30 Can it Work 31 Proboscis Monkeys Face Extinction in Borneos Mangrove Forests 32 Foraging Ecology of Borneos Proboscis Monkeys 33 Rescue Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Orangutans in Borneos Rainforest 34 Biogas Plants Ease Ecological Stress in Indias Wilderness 35 From Biohazard to Bioresource A Global Initiative 36 Can India Meet the Increasing Food Demand by 2020 37 Forgotten People of the Chambal Valley Wilderness 38 The Small Dam Route to Salvage the Cauvery Conflict 39 Small Size BIG POTENTIAL Check Dams for Sustainable Development Appendix I Professor Agoramoorthys Selected Research Publications From 1989 to 2008 IndexSeeing wildlife was common in India two decades ago when the author studied Hanuman langurs in the Masanagudi jungle at Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary During a recent visit the author saw a bustling town ravaged by thousands of cattle that scavenged the forest floor replacing the langur habitat Destruction of natural forest is not limited to India When the author surveyed wildlife on the other side of the globe-in Trinidad and Tobago in 1990 he saw agriculture farms in the midst of a major wildlife sanctuary Even in the remote wilderness of Liberias only protected reserve in 1980s he saw chainsaws chopping rainforest trees From the Malay Peninsula to the islands of Java Sumatra and Borneo he had seen more palm plantations than rainforests As a result one of mans closest relatives and Asias only great ape the orangutan is nearing extinction The conflict between human progress and wildlife survival is not likely to end any time soon In this book the author based on his 25 years of wildlife research in Africa South America and Asia introduces the pressing global wildlife conservation crisis into 2020 focus This monograph highlights a variety of wildlife biodiversity and environmental issues facing developing nations globally It emphasizes how field research could contribute to nature conservation Therefore this book should serve as an introductory supplementary and reference text for wildlife biodiversity environmental conservation and sustainable development courses in colleges universities and other institutes of higher learning around the globe 386 pp.
