TY  - BOOK
AU  - Duffy,Rosaleen
TI  - Nature crime: how we're getting conservation wrong 
SN  - 9780300154344 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - QH75 .D838 2010
U1  - 333.95/416 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Haven [Conn.]
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Nature conservation
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Wild animal trade
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Environmental responsibility
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - Endangered species
KW  - Ecotourism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The international wildlife trade -- Global action, local costs -- Wildlife wars : poaching and anti-poaching -- Rhino horn, ivory and the trade ban controversy -- Guerillas to gorillas : blood diamonds and coltan -- Tourist saviours
N2  - "The perilous state of endangered species such as tigers and rhinos, and the worldwide illegal trade in ivory, diamonds, bushmeat and many other rare and valuable commodities, are familiar issues in the West. The heroes in these narratives are those who work to create protected areas for wildlife; the villains the shadowy poachers and smugglers who destroy endangered animals and their habitats for the sake of profit. In this groundbreaking book, Rosaleen Duffy argues that the story is much more complex than this. She analyses the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, pointing out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for mobile phones to caviar for the global elite. She looks at how tourists contribute, often unwittingly, to the destruction of natural environments. Most strikingly, she argues that the imperatives of Western-style conservation often result in serious injustice to local people, who are at risk of losing not only heir land but sometimes even their lives." --BOOK JACKET
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