Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods

Recreational hunting has long been a controversial issue. Is it a threat to biodiversity or can it be a tool for conservation, giving value to species and habitats that might otherwise be lost? Are the moral objections to hunting for pleasure well founded? Does recreational hunting support rural livelihoods in developing countries, or are these benefits exaggerated by proponents? For the first time, this book addresses many of the issues that are fundamental to an understanding of the real role of recreational hunting in conservation and rural development. It examines the key issues, asks the difficult questions, and seeks to present the answers to guide policy. Where the answers are not available, it highlights gaps in our knowledge and lays out the research agenda for the next decade.

Recreational hunting has long been a controversial issue. Is it a threat to biodiversity or can it be a tool for conservation, giving value to species and habitats that might otherwise be lost? Are the moral objections to hunting for pleasure well founded? Does recreational hunting support rural livelihoods in developing countries, or are these benefits exaggerated by proponents?For the first time, this book addresses many of the issues that are fundamental to an understanding of the real role of recreational hunting in conservation and rural development. It examines the key issues, asks the difficult questions, and seeks to present the answers to guide policy. Where the answers are not available, it highlights gaps in our knowledge and lays out the research agenda for the next decade.

Notes on contributors.Acknowledgements.Preface.Part 1 Conservation and Hunting.1. Conservation and hunting: friends or foes? N.Leader-Williams.2. An overview of recreational hunting in North America, Europeand Australia Robin Sharp and Kai Wollscheid.3. Recreational fisheries: socio-economic importanceconservation issues and management challenges Robert Arlinghaus andSteven J. Cooke.4. The ethics of recreational hunting Barney Dickson.Part 2 Science.5. The science of sustainable hunting E.J.Milner-Gulland, NilsBunnefeld and Gil Proaktor.6. Guns, sheep and genes: when and why trophy hunting may be aselective pressure Marco Festa-Bianchet and Ray Lee.7. Science and the recreational hunting of lions AndrewLoveridge, Craig Packer and Adam Dutton.Part 3 Livelihoods.8. Sportsman's shot, poacher's pot: hunting, localpeople and the history of conservation William M. Adams.9. Exploitation prevents extinction: Case study of endangeredHimalayan sheep and goats Michael R. Frisina & Sardar Naseer A.Tareen.10. Community benefits from safari hunting and relatedactivities in southern Africa Brian T.B. Jones.Part 4 Policy and Practice.11. Conservation values from falconry Robert E. Kenward.12. Gamebird science, agricultural policy and biodiversityconservation in lowland UK Nicholas J. Aebischer.13. The re-introduction of recreational hunting in UgandaRichard H. Lamprey and Arthur Mugisha.14. Does recreational hunting conflict with photo-tourism?Richard Davies, Kas Hamman and Hector Magome.Part 5 Governance.15. When does hunting contribute to conservation & ruraldevelopment? Bill Wall and Brian Child.16. Recreational hunting and sustainable wildlife use in NorthAmerica Shane Patrick Mahoney.17. The development of a recreational hunting industry and itsrelationship with conservation in southern Africa Vernon R. Boothand David H.M. Cumming.18. The influence of corruption on the conduct of recreationalhunting N. Leader-Williams, R.D. Baldus and R.J. Smith.Part 6 Regulation and Certification.19. Regulation and recreational hunting Alison M. Rosser.20. The application of certification to hunting: a case forsimplicity Brian Child and Bill Wall.Conclusion.21. Conservation, Livelihoods and Recreational Hunting: Issuesand Strategies William M Adams, Barney Dickson, Holly Dublin andJon Hutton.Index