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Eric Dinerstein 
The Return of the Unicorns 
The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros

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Beginning in 1984, Eric Dinerstein led a team directly responsible for the recovery of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, where the population had once declined to as few as 100 rhinos.
The Return of the Unicorns is an account of what it takes to save endangered large mammals. In its pages, Dinerstein outlines the multifaceted recovery program—structured around targeted fieldwork and scientific research, effective protective measures, habitat planning and management, public-awareness campaigns, economic incentives to promote local guardianship, and bold, uncompromising leadership—that brought these extraordinary animals back from the brink of extinction. In an age when scientists must also become politicians, educators, fund-raisers, and activists to safeguard the subjects that they study, Dinerstein’s inspiring story offers a successful model for large-mammal conservation that can be applied throughout Asia and across the globe.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by George B. Schaller
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes
1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceroses
2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn
3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Flood Plain Ecosystem of Chitwan
Part II: Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore
4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats
6. Life on the Flood Plain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns
7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the ‚Incisor Size Hypothesis‘
8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects
Part III: The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia
9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Megafauna?
10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-scale Conservation
11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Asian Megafauna Conclusion
Appendix A: Methods
Appendix B: Measurements and other Physical Features of greater one-horned rhinoceros captured in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Appendix C: Demographic and Genetic Data
Appendix D: Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements
Appendix E: A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior
Appendix F: Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros
References
Index

Über den Autor

Eric Dinerstein is director of Wild Tech and the Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions Program at RESOLVE. He also leads a team of biologists who help add biodiversity information to Global Forest Watch.George B. Schaller is vice president of Panthera and has taught as an adjunct associate professor at Rockefeller University, East China Normal University in Shanghai, and Peking University.
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780231501309 ● Dateigröße 17.0 MB ● Verlag Columbia University Press ● Ort New York ● Land US ● Erscheinungsjahr 2003 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 4430652 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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