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| adam_text | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHINA
PRESERVING THE HABITAT OF
CHINA S WILD WEST
RICHARD B HARRIS
FOREWORD BY GEORGE B SCHALLER
An East Gate Book
cZM E Sharpe
Armonk, New York
London, England
CONTENTS
Map of China xi
Foreword by George B Schaller xiii
Preface XV
Acknowledgments xxi
Note on Sources xxiii
Photographs follow page 120
1 Introduction 3
China s Native Fauna: Astoundingly Rich Natural Capital 4
China West of the Pandas 7
Wildlife Species in China s West 9
The Enormity of the Task 10
China s Wildlife Institutions in Brief 13
A Perspective 16
2 China s Wild West: Geography Is Destiny 20
Is Western China Really Part of China? 21
A Perspective—Gansu and California 22
High and Dry 23
Ethnicity and Culture 24
The Changing Face of China s West 27
Human Population Density and Growth 27
Has Western China Been Getting Drier? 29
How Much Have Grasslands in Western China Been Degraded? 36
Four Case Studies of Grassland Condition 39
Grazing Pressure and Local Livelihoods 47
The Great Opening of China s West 54
3 The Chinese Perception of Wildlife 58
Language 59
Utilitarianism 60
Dominionistic/Aesthetic Views 63
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viii
Hunting 64
Dissenting Views 65
Confucian Optimism and the Problem with Tuanjie 68
Non-Han Perceptions 72
Are Changes Afoot? 75
4 Animals: Wild, Captive, and Domestic 78
Distinctions: Clear and Blurry 79
Captive Breeding in China 82
Why Breed Wild Species in Captivity? 84
Two Controversies: Musk Deer and Bears 87
5 Chinese Legal Institutions and Wildlife 92
The 1988 Wildlife Protection Law 95
Is the Law Part of an Evolving Understanding of Conservation? 102
Do Laws Constitute a Wildlife Conservation System? 104
6 Nature Reserves: Poor Substitutes for Comprehensive
Natural Resource Management 105
Yeniugou: A Cautionary Fable 105
Nature Reserves on Paper: Statistics and Regulations 111
On-the-Ground Realities in Western China 116
7 Species Stories 121
Used and Abused: Musk Deer 122
From the Frying Pan into the Fire: Przewalski s Gazelle 126
Valuable, Valued, but Sensitive: Argali 132
Globalization Strikes Back: Chiru 141
Cause or Effect? Pikas and Zokors 145
Wild Progenitors, Domestic Replacements 151
Wild Yaks: Ferocious Cowards 151
Wild Camels: In Retreat 156
Into the Teeth of the Conflict: Large Carnivores 159
Wolves: Surprisingly Common 159
Dholes: In Trouble 161
Brown Bears: Holding On 162
Doing Well or Doing Too Well? 163
Tibetan Gazelle: Finding a Small Niche 164
Tibetan Wild Ass: Too Bold to Submit 165
Blue Sheep: Above the Tumult 168
8 Trophy Hunting: Opportunities Squandered 170
How Killing Animals Might Save Them 171
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Biology 173
On-the-Ground Realities 178
Establishment and Management of Hunting Areas 178
Funding 181
Power and Control 186
Chinese Hunting Areas as Conservation Programs 188
Lost Opportunities 189
9 Chinese Wildlife Science 192
What Makes Wildlife Science Difficult (but Fascinating) 193
Cultural Challenges Facing Chinese Wildlife Science 194
Discomfort with Uncertainty 194
Tendency to Assign Categories and Properties Rather Than to
Explore Relationships 200
Skepticism in Science 203
Institutional Challenges to Chinese Wildlife Science 206
Why Does It Matter? 207
10 A Future for Wildlife in Western China 209
Toward a Model Wildlife Conservation System for Western China 211
Linking People with Wildlife Through the Devil s Bargain 211
International Hunting 211
Subsistence Hunting 213
Commercial Harvest 217
Giving Wildlife a Voice in Land Management 224
Nature Reserves 224
Beyond Dedicated Reserves and Hunting Areas 226
Ecotourism 227
Concluding Thoughts 228
Appendix: Animals Mentioned in the Text 231
Notes 237
Bibliography 293
Index 329
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