Conservation for the Twenty-first Century - Hardcover

About the Authors
David Western, Ph.D., is a Kenyan ecologist and conservationist best known for his pioneering efforts to balance the interests of people and wildlife in Amboseli National Park. He presently is Director of Wildlife Conservation International (a division of the New York Zoological Society), and directs many programs on behalf of the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and international agencies trying to conserve elephants and rhinos.
As Assistant Director of Wildlife Conservation International, Mary Pearl, Ph.D., oversees research and conservation projects in some thirty countries around the world. Her background is in primatology, and her writing has focused on the social organization and behavior of Asian monkeys in addition to general conservation topics. Most recently, she designed a study of the endangered golden monkey for the Chinese government.

"The volume would be a good choice for any scientist wanting an introduction to the conservation scene in the final decade of the 20th century--the magnitude of the problems, the scientific controversies, the organizations, and the literature. . . . Although crystal balls are always murky, and
the contributors to this volume foresee a variety of futures, all agree that the human population will continue to grow and that pressures on wildlife and habitat will increase. . . . The editors obviously hope that their book will reach some keystone people. Me too." -- Science

"The book is divided into discussions of tomorrow's world, conservation biology, conservation management, and conservation realities, and a final chapter on a conservation agenda. The book offers no easy solutions, but makes it evident that more management intervention will be needed to save
wildlife. A challenging and thought-provoking book and an essential addition to environmental science, conservation, wildlife, and ecological collections." --Choice

"A well-edited collection of thoughtful, quotable papers which makes a valuable contribution to the debate on how to tackle the problems of conservation." --Nature

"Integrating conservation with other social and economic concerns to promote sustainable development is the cornerstone of the World conservation strategy . . . and this book is very much a child of the WCS . . . . Any professional conservationist interested in global issues will find much of
interest here." --Ecology

"The text covers a broad spectrum of facts and ideas from an international and global viewpoint. It is recommended for all persons interested in any aspect of our future on this planet." --SIDA

"This is a stimulating and provocative book . . . essential reading for anyone involved in conservation." --Endangered Species Update

"The text is rich and well worth reading. . . the book is like the field of conservation itself: intense, vital, complex, thought-provoking. . . . " --Trends in Ecology and Evolution

"This thought-provoking, information-rich volume provides planners, conservationists, bureaucrats, wildlife managers, and the responsible world citizen with new, broad perspectives for understanding our impact on tomorrow's world." --Foster's Botanical and Herb Reviews

"An interesting, well-documented book. . . .A balanced, scientific work, which is a significant addition to the conservation literature, and would be interesting and informative to even the most casual conservationist." --Journal of Wilderness Medicine

"Worldwide viewpoint; broad synthetic chapters; top-notch contributors. Final chapter, 'An Agenda for Conservation Action', is worth the price of the book."--Larry Eickstaedt, Evergreen State College