Wildlife Conservation Outside Parks is a Disease-Mediated Task
Simonetti JA. 1995. Wildlife Conservation Outside Parks is a Disease-Mediated Task. Conservation Biology. 9(2):454-456
It is increasingly evident that national parks and reserves are inadequate to protect large mammals. In many cases parks provide less area than required to sustain viable populations. Parks, then, will not suffice to conserve all large mammals (Miller & Harris 1977; Newmark 1986; Redford & Robinson 1991; Mella 1994). An advanced solution to this problem is to protect large mammals beyond parks, that is, to rely on both protected areas and the unprotected lands surrounding parks and reserves. Support from the landowners of the unprotected areas neighboring the parks would be needed. Allowing wild animals to use private lands ought to be accompanied by tangible benefits rather than costs to local people and landowners (see West & Brechin 1991).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Simonetti, Javier
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Conservation, General Wildlife Health Studies, Large Mammals, Mammals, Wildlife Health