Problematizing debates on wildlife conservation and the war on poaching
Report from an event at the the 2015 Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute conference in Arusha
Abstract
The biannual Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) conference in Arusha is a science policy event where ideas about conservation science and practice in Tanzania and beyond are exchanged. At the 2015 conference, the author learned through event ethnography (Brosius & Campbell 2010) how the paradigmatic crisis narrative of the so-called war on poaching shaped debates and created a sense of urgency to save elephants and other flagship species, which pushed certain topics and perspectives to the forefront and marginalized others.
Citation
Bluwstein, J., Problematizing debates on wildlife conservation and the war on poaching, Conservation Biology, vol.30, issue7, pp.692-693, 2016
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