Exploitation Prevents Extinction: Case Study of Endangered Himalayan Sheep and Goats

Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Science and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 141-156

  Frisina, Michael R ^a   Tareen, Sardar Naseer A ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUSG CAsia   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Benefits to local community; Biodiversity conservation in TCP and managing unique social characteristics; Conservation hunting programme; Exploitation preventing extinction; Society for Torghar Environmental Protection (STEP); STEP and habitat maintenance and protection; Suleiman markhor and Afghan urial only large wild ungulates inhabiting TCP; Torghar Conservation Project initiated to conserve populations of Suleiman markhor

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960764783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444303179.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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