People and nature conservation: perspectives on private land use and endangered species recovery

Abstract

This book is the product of two symposia held at the annual meeting of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society, Melbourne, December 1993. It consists of 33 separately-authored contributions, 15 of which are abstracted individually. This volume is divided into two sections. The first reviews case studies and policy initiatives in endangered species recovery in Australia. Papers on the following species/groups are presented: non-marine invertebrate species; Lepidoptera; freshwater fish; Delma impar, the striped legless lizard; Lichenostomus melanops cassidix, the helmeted honeyeater; Stictonetta naevosa, the freckled duck; and Perameles gunnii, the eastern barred bandicoot. The second section comprises 19 contributions concerned with conservation and the management of private land in Australia, for instance: the role of birds and their conservation in agricultural systems; conservation of the brolga (Grus rubicundus) in Victoria - the role of private land; and a review of potential financial incentives to achieve nature conservation goals on private land. -S.R.Harris