Can domestication of wildlife lead to conservation? The economics of tiger farming in China

Abbott, Brant; Kooten, G. Cornelis van

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.11.006

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“…The main arguments supporting wildlife farming are the importance of providing protein and economic alternatives for forest-dwelling people, which would reduce the hunting pressure on wild populations (Ojasti 1991;Cooper 1995;Hardouin 1995;Jori et al 1995;Revol 1995Chardonnet et al 2002Garcia et al 2005;Abbott and van Kooten 2011). Finally, this activity might decrease the expansion of pastures being established for rearing livestock in the Amazon forest.…”

Section: The Ecological and Economical Advantages And Constraints Of mentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Captive breeding of species listed on any CITES Appendix can only be granted a CITES permit for international trade if the breeding facility is certified by the CITES Secretariat. CITES has many regulations and procedures to ensure and monitor compliance by members (Beck et al 2008, Abbott andvan Kooten 2011).…”

Section: Economic Potentialmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, both this species and the local population have benefited from this approach. Indeed, this example indicates that wildlife ranching and full farming can decrease hunting pressure on wild populations because market demands can be satisfied with a cheaper and more acceptable alternative to hunting (Jori et al 1995;Bulte and Damania 2005;Abbott and van Kooten 2011).…”

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confidence: 97%

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Wildlife farming: an alternative to unsustainable hunting and deforestation in Neotropical forests?

Nogueira

Nogueira-Filho

2011

Biodivers Conserv

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Wild animals have been a source of food and income through subsistence hunting by forest-dwelling people in Neotropical countries in spite of the fact that hunting appears to be unsustainable as it leads to the depletion of wild fauna. Laws in Brazil and other Latin American countries forbid hunting but allow the commercial use of captivebred animals. Notwithstanding the fact that this is a controversial topic among conservationists, in this paper we propose that wildlife farming in the Neotropics can be an alternative to the over-hunting and deforestation that are carried out for the production of traditional food and pastures for livestock. This review sets out this proposal, and discusses the implications for tropical forest integrity and rural population dependency on forest resources. We discuss the ecological and economical advantages of wildlife farming and its constraints as a conservation tool, using collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) farming in the Amazon region as a model. Productivity levels may reach 19,000 times higher than those obtained from the management of peccaries from forests in the Amazon region. This can be achieved with an easily obtainable diet composed of forest fruits and locally available agricultural by-products. Therefore, establishing captive management programs for peccaries is an effective way of avoiding wild stock depletion, deforestation, and guaranteeing the livelihood of forest dwellers in the Neotropics. However, it is essential that governmental and/or non-governmental agencies be involved in providing subsides to establish peccary farms, provide technical assistance, and introducing peccary captive breeding centers to supply founder stock.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Wildlife farming: an alternative to unsustainable hunting and deforestation in Neotropical forests?

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2011

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“…It was further argued that law‐abiding consumers may operate in another market, separate from illegal consumers, and legal trade reduces the stigma of doing something unlawful. This will increase the overall demand, eventually augmenting the wildlife farmers’ need to restock with wild specimens (Fischer , Stiles , Bulte and Damania , Drury , Abbott and Van Kooten, ). This phenomenon is based on consumer behavior and preferences; therefore, the WPL has only limited opportunities to influence it directly.…”

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“…Despite CITES, other international regulations and worldwide antipoaching efforts, the illegal trade in many endangered species has increased in recent years (Rosen and Smith , Drury , Challender and MacMillan ). It seems that current interventions and regulations, including actual law enforcement actions, are not sufficient to prevent poaching (Rosen and Smith , Abbott and Van Kooten, , Wellsmith , Tensen ). To avert further extinctions due to illegal hunting, alternative approaches must be considered.…”

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Captive breeding of wildlife resources—China's revised supply‐side approach to conservation

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The conservation and utilization of wild animals in China often raises public concerns. Thus, the Chinese government is increasingly exploring sustainable development of wildlife resources, and has implemented a series of measures, such as the modification of the Wildlife Protection Law (WPL), implementation of captive breeding licenses, an animal marking system, forest certification, and other actions to regulate captive breeding and utilization of wildlife. At the same time, the government tries to meet the Chinese traditional demand for wildlife products. We first introduce wildlife utilization as an internationally accepted conservation tool, and describe market-based wildlife farming as a legal substitute for wild-hunted animals. Second, we highlight the importance of wildlife products in Chinese culture and economy and review some successful examples of wildlife utilization in China, showing that the supply-side approach is a viable alternative to classical conservation. Subsequently, we outline benefits of, and drawbacks to, China's 'conservation through utilization' approach, resulting in the implementation of China's new, revised WPL. We discuss merits and shortcomings of China's revised WPL and respond to recent national and international criticism on China's supply-side approach to conservation. We strongly propose that captive breeding is a feasible approach to China's wildlife conservation-utilization dilemma, and much work is needed to promote the progress, such as legislation restructure, government attention, duties clarification, and so on.

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Can domestication of wildlife lead to conservation? The economics of tiger farming in China

Cited by 40 publications

References 17 publications

Wildlife farming: an alternative to unsustainable hunting and deforestation in Neotropical forests?

Wildlife farming: an alternative to unsustainable hunting and deforestation in Neotropical forests?

Captive breeding of wildlife resources—China's revised supply‐side approach to conservation

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