Overview

Many of the encounters between farming and wildlife, especially vertebrates, involve some level of conflict which can cause disadvantage to both the wildlife and the people involved. Through a series of WildCRU case-studies, this volume investigates the sources of the problems, and ultimately of the threats to conservation, discussing a variety of remedies and mitigations, and demonstrating the benefits of evidence-based, inter-disciplinary policy.

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Author:   David W. MacDonald ,  Ruth E. Feber
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.870kg
ISBN:  

9780198745501

ISBN 10:   0198745508
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   30 July 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: David W. Macdonald, Eva M. Raebel, Chris Newman and Ruth E. Feber: War or peace: farming and wildlife 2: David W. Macdonald, Patrick Doncaster, Malcolm Newdick, Heribert Hofer, Fiona Mathews,and Paul J. Johnson: Foxes in the landscape: ecology and sociality 3: David W. Macdonald and Paul J. Johnson: Foxes in the landscape: hunting, control, and economics 4: David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman and Christina D. Buesching: Badgers in the rural landscape-- conservation paragon or farmland pariah? Lessons from the Wytham Badger Project 5: David W. Macdonald, Rosie Woodroffe and Philip Riordan: Badgers and bovine tuberculosis: beyond perturbation to life cycle analysis 6: David W. Macdonald, Lauren A. Harrington, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Michael D.F. Thom and Joanna Bagniewska: Biology, ecology and reproduction of American mink Neovison vison on lowland farmland 7: Lauren A. Harrington and David W. Macdonald: Riparian mustelids in the Upper Thames: a case of alien invasives versus native competitors 8: Tom P. Moorhouse and David W. Macdonald: Crayfish management in the Upper Thames 9: Alan Larkman, Ian Newton, Ruth E. Feber and David W. Macdonald: Small farmland bird declines, gamebird releases, and changes in seed sources 10: Eduardo M. Arraut, David W. Macdonald and Robert E. Kenward: In the wake of buzzards: from modelling to conservation and management in a changing landscape 11: David W. Macdonald, Manuel Berdoy and Joanne P. Webster: Brown rats on farmland: ecological citizens or subsidised carpet-baggers? 12: Sandra E. Baker and David W. Macdonald: Moles on farmland: making mountains out of molehills? 13: Sandra E. Baker and David W. Macdonald: Managing wildlife humanely with learned food aversions 14: Philip Riordan, Ruth E. Feber, Eva M Raebel, Paul J Johnson and David W. Macdonad: From science to practice: delivering conservation across the landscape 15: Christina D. Buesching, Eleanor M. Slade, Chris Newman, Terhi Riutta, Philip Riordan and David W. Macdonald: Many hands make light work - but do they? A critical evaluation of citizen science

Reviews

[This book] definitely can provide ideas to scientists and conservationists in tropical and subtropical areas, where intensive agriculture practices are rapidly destroying natural areas, who wish to convince farmers of the long-term advantages of sustainable farming and biodiversity-friendly practices. * Gabor Pozsgai, Conservation Biology * This book should be of interest and value to anyone interested in wildlife conflict, particularly in the context of lowland farmland in Britain. * Mark Wilson, BTO * The research is compelling ... due to the clear writing style and plethora of case-studies, both volumes will be useful in the classroom, as well. Wildlife Conservation on Farmland is a must read * Samantha Noll, Biological Conservation *

Happily, most chapters are built on very solid foundations and, whether they concentrate on presenting new findings or reviewing past work, are authoritative and clear. Highlights include the opening chapters on foxes and badgers, which are engagingly written and present the reader with a wealth of useful information, and the chapter on the effects of gamebird releases, which draws fascinating parallels between farmland bird trends, body size, and pheasant management. Overall, this book should be of interest and value to anyone interested in wildlife conflict, particularly in the context of lowland farmland in Britain. --BTO Book Reviews

Author Information

David W. Macdonald is Professor of Wildlife Conservation and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. Ruth E. Feber is Zoology Research Fellow, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.

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