Useful Reading

ESUG is work on sustainable use of Saker Falcons

See the Project History page for links to several other useful reports. The Current Projects page includes the work on Saker Falcons that ESUG is doing with UNEP Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species, BirdLife International and International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey.

Video

SULi Chair gets to explain about trophy hunting (and ride on an eagle)

Brian Childs explains differences between SU & Animal Rights

Complexity science explained in relation to Newtonian physics and reductionism

Articles & web-news

How much a single bird can be worth economically

Shooting Indian villagers to protect rhinos at Kaziranga

David Macdonald on trophy hunting of lions

UNDP shows how a good tool can change the system

Matt Ridley - wildlife thrives in developed countries

Summary of pro-trade arguments for ivory from The Conversation

African hunting compared with British grouse shooting

A sustainable use perspective on southern African wildlife issues

"Interesting" use of IUCN data to stress dangers of hunting and fishing

Audubon Society's appreciation of a falconry introduction to conservation

A falconer's perspective of using a wild resource

Jon Hutton on CITES in 1997 remains just as relevant today

Ivo Vegter on Africa's hunting policies

Community rights for forest management in Liberia – thanks to Norway

Conservation rationale for Australian kangaroo management through harvest

Inspiration from China on conservation and poverty-reduction

Catch-shares model for bottom-up fishing rights from Huffington Post

Simon Jenkins, economics column in The Guardian, talks sense on Cecil

The Hindu reports on displaced villagers becoming tour guides

Brian Child on rhinos

Hawaii: Who would kill a Monk Seal?

Alaska: Why would anyone want to shoot a Sea Otter?

David Lusseau on Faroe Islands hunt of Pilot Whales

Trophy Hunting made Simple (Wall Street Journal)

Scientific papers

Loss of income and jobs followed hunting ban in Botswana (Mbaiwa 2018)

Above average Pro-Environment Behaviour of Hunters and Birdwatchers

Modelled sustainable ivory harvest level is well below poaching level

Visually aging lions works for sustainable trophy hunting

Ranching conserves habitat but increases H-W conflict (Pitman et al 2016)

Conserving megafauna while recognising community roles (Ripple et al 2016)

Why keep lions instead of livestock? PES in Kenya (Osana et al 2013)

Potential for global fishery restoration (<10y per fishery)

Royal Society review volume on benefits of protected areas

Namibian conservancy income from hunting complements tourism

A publication by ESUG members from the GEMCONBIO project

TESS overview chapter pre-prints

Hutton & Leader-Williams: Sustainable Use and Incentive-driven Conservation

Reports & web-sites

David Macdonald's report on trophy hunting of lions

SAIIA review of progress in Southern African CBNRM with policy recommendations

Sustainable procurement for pet-trade conserves wild fish habitats

ESUSG's report on Use Nationally of Wild Resources in Europe

ESUG's initial report for UNEP-CMS on the Saker Falcon

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