Game Changer
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african history
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animal hunting
animal rights movement
animal welfare
animals in africa
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Author_Glen Martin
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books for animal lovers
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Category1=Non-Fiction
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conservationists
conservations vs protecting animals
conserve wildlife
COP=United States
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discussion books
east africa
easy to read
engaging
environmental conservation protection
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how to save animals
how to stop hunters
individual animals
Language_English
man vs nature
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page turner
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protecting wildlife
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the importance of animals
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wildlife in africa
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Product details
- ISBN 9780520266261
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Mar 2012
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Are conservation and protecting animals the same thing? In "Game Changer", award-winning environmental reporter Glen Martin takes a fresh look at this question as it applies to Africa's megafauna. Martin assesses the rising influence of the animal rights movement and finds that the policies championed by animal welfare groups could lead paradoxically to the elimination of the very species - including elephants and lions - that are the most cherished. In his anecdotal and highly engaging style, Martin takes readers to the heart of the conflict. He revisits the debate between conservationists, who believe that people whose lives are directly impacted by the creation of national parks and preserves should be compensated, versus those who believe that restrictive protection that forbids hunting is the most effective way to conserve wildlife and habitats. Focusing on the different approaches taken by Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia, Martin vividly shows how the world's last great populations of wildlife have become the hostages in a fight between those who love animals and those who would save them.
Glen Martin is the author of National Geographic's Guide to Wildlife Watching: 100 of the Best Places in America to See Animals in their Natural Habitat and coauthor (with Jay Stuller) of Through the Grapevine: The Real Story Behind America's $8 Billion Wine Industry.
