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Q. & A. on Rhino and Tiger Economics
Conservation of animals like rhinos and elephants may eventually be conducted most successfully by markets where these animals have monetary value rather than just emotional value. It may sound cold, but it could well keep them from becoming extinct
The call of the wild
Could the political conflict over wolf recovery efforts be resolved via economics? Let the bidding begin.
Shoot an Elephant, Save a Community
When people who live near wild elephants understand how they can benefit economically, they have an incentive to protect the wildlife.
Kenyan parks face development pressure
Kenya might make 20 times more money from the Masai Mara Game Reserve, which is just a sixth of Tanzania’s Serengeti, but this, reports Special Correspondent WYCLIFFE MUGA, comes at a huge environmental cost . By Wycliffe Muga PERC Media Fellow In what amounted to a direct challenge thrown at Kenyan tourism in February,Continue reading “Kenyan parks face development pressure”
Liberia is saving its rainforests with barcoding
The West African nation of Liberia has partnered with the European Union in a unique attempt to protect its remaining forests by barcoding every harvestable tree.
Politics of Endangered Species
Buried in the continuing resolution funding the federal government for the remainder of 2011 is a rider that delists the gray wolf as an endangered species in Montana and Idaho. The rider had bipartisan sponsorship from Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, and Rep. Michael K. Simpson, Idaho Republican, but the public reaction is anything butContinue reading “Politics of Endangered Species”
The Conservation Road Less Traveled
How a fence and an off-road race are creating a new conservation paradigm in Kenya
Will new brucellosis rules let the bison roam?
To protect the bison in Yellowstoe from slaughter when they leave the park seeking winter forage, some private environmental group with an entrepreneurial plan should reward landovers who providing grazing room.
Swiss Christmas gift comes with a price tag
The Federal Government continues to acquire more land, much of it is donated, but the cost of land maintenance at this scale is immense and the feds do not have the funds to do the job.