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Conservation And Co-existence

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
6 August 2003 - 2:00pm

Should wildlife resources be separated and protected from humans? Conservationist David Western believes he has the answer.

"Integration or separation? How best to promote environmental diversity? It's a classic conservationist dilemma...In recent years, Kenya's wildlife has rebounded. The elephant population, at an all-time low of 19,000 in 1989, is now close to 30,000. Kenya's mushrooming eco-tourism business, which seeks to give local communities economic incentives to save wildlife, suggests a turn toward the integrationist school of thought."

Full Story: Co-Existence Good for People and Wildlife, Conservationist Says
Source: National Geographic, August 3, 2003
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