Conservation Implications of the Prevalence and Representation of Locally Extinct Mammals in the Folklore of Native Americans
Many rationales for wildlife conservation have been suggested. One rationale not often mentioned is the impact of extinctions on the traditions of local people, and conservationists′ subsequent need to strongly consider culturally based reasons for conservation. As a first step in strengt...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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Series: | Conservation & Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2009;volume=7;issue=1;spage=59;epage=69;aulast=Preston |