Author: Greg L. Warchol Publisher: Temple University Press ISBN: 1439913676 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 208
Book Description
Illegally harvested ivory and endangered plants, mammals, reptiles, birds, and even insects are easily found for sale throughout East and Southern Africa. And this is just one part of the multi-billion-dollar illegal global trade in wildlife. Wildlife is an important and even vital asset for both intrinsic and economic reasons. Yet it is illegally exploited on a massive scale to the point where some species now risk extinction. Exploiting the Wilderness provides a concise overview of this shameful business, describing some of the main species being exploited and examining select wildlife whose survival is imperiled due to heavy pressure from poachers to meet consumer demand. Greg Warchol draws on his firsthand experience and research in Africa to examine the structure and operation of the illegal trade in wildlife. He identifies the participants as well as their motivations and operations, and explains the behavior of poachers, traffickers, and consumers of illegally obtained goods. He concludes with a description of legislative and law enforcement efforts to control and prevent wildlife exploitation along with a number of contemporary conservation initiatives designed to improve the ability of rangers to protect wildlife.
Author: Jim Wild Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 0857007424 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Children deserve to live a life that is safe from exploitation and harm, but are we failing in our duty to protect them? Childhood today is big business - it is impossible for any child growing up to avoid pervasive and intense marketing from companies. Whether it be for fatty foods resulting in childhood obesity, expensive franchised toys which encourage tension within families and stigma among friends, or 'pornified' role models who pervert children's ideas of sexuality, research clearly shows that commercial pressures are having a direct impact on children's psychological development and health. This book draws together a series of hard-hitting articles contributed by key thinkers on child welfare and child psychology including Oliver James, Susie Orbach and Gail Dines. Together they identify new and emerging forms of child exploitation, and editor Jim Wild constructs a powerful argument for why current child protection procedures designed to protect children from abuse are no longer adequate. Outspoken and challenging, this book invites us to consider our responsibility for preventing the harm children are experiencing, and is required reading for anyone concerned with the welfare of children.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Wilderness areas Languages : en Pages : 1496
Author: Nurse, Angus Publisher: Policy Press ISBN: 1529204399 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
The concept of wildlife criminology reaches new boundaries in this illuminating new study of exploitation of animals and its social implications. Reviewing harms like exploitation and trade, blood sports and wildlife as food, it considers the rights of animals as sentient beings and the impact of crimes on inter-human attitudes and violence.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation Publisher: ISBN: Category : Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (Or. and Idaho) Languages : en Pages : 424
Author: Greg L. Warchol
Author: Jim Wild
Author: James Truslow Adams
Author: James Truslow Adams
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Author: United States. Congress Senate
Author: United States. Congress
Author: Nurse, Angus
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs