Author: Martin Walters Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides ISBN: 9781841622200 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 212
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An attractive handbook for wildlife enthusiasts visiting China, covering all major animal groups and key sites for observation. It's full colour photographic format make it an especially attractive souvenir.
Author: Richard B. Harris Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 131745202X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 461
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Very little is known about the issue of wildlife conservation within China. Even China specialists get a meager ration of stories about pandas giving birth in zoos, or poachers in some remote setting being apprehended. But what does the future hold for China's wildlife? In this thoughtful work the leading U.S. expert on wildlife projects in Western China presents a multi-faceted assessment of the topic. Richard B. Harris draws on twenty years of experience working in China, and incorporates perspectives ranging from biology through Chinese history and tradition, to interpret wildlife conservation issues in a cultural context. In non-technical language, Harris shows that, particularly in its vast western sections where most species of wildlife still have a chance to survive, China has adopted a strongly preservationist, "hands-off" approach to wildlife without confronting the larger and more difficult problem of habitat loss. This policy treats wildlife conservation as a strictly technical problem - and thus prioritizes captive breeding to meet the demand for animal products - while ignoring the manifold cultural, social, and economic dimensions that truly dictate how wild animals will fare in their interaction with the physical and human environments. The author concludes that any successes this policy achieves will be temporary.
Author: William McShea Publisher: Smithsonian Institution ISBN: 1944466142 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 464
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Guide to the Wildlife of Southwest China allows readers to enter the fascinating world of Southwest China, a biodiverse hot spot teeming with interesting wildlife. This field guide, designed to inform nature reserve staff, students of natural history, and casual wildlife tourists alike, presents one hundred and thirty species along with detailed descriptions, a range map, and full color photographs..
Author: Liz P. Y. Chee Publisher: Duke University Press ISBN: 1478021357 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 188
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Controversy over the medicinal uses of wild animals in China has erupted around the ethics and efficacy of animal-based drugs, the devastating effect of animal farming on wildlife conservation, and the propensity of these practices to foster zoonotic diseases. In Mao's Bestiary, Liz P. Y. Chee traces the history of the use of medicinal animals in modern China. While animal parts and tissue have been used in Chinese medicine for centuries, Chee demonstrates that the early Communist state expanded and systematized their production and use to compensate for drug shortages, generate foreign investment in high-end animal medicines, and facilitate an ideological shift toward legitimating folk medicines. Among other topics, Chee investigates the craze for chicken blood therapy during the Cultural Revolution, the origins of deer antler farming under Mao and bear bile farming under Deng, and the crucial influence of the Soviet Union and North Korea on Chinese zootherapies. In the process, Chee shows Chinese medicine to be a realm of change rather than a timeless tradition, a hopeful conclusion given current efforts to reform its use of animals.
Author: Giles Badger Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1846072336 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 262
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China has more varied habitats for wildlife than anywhere else on the planet. But above all, China is a place of 1.3 billion people, most of whom still live in the countryside. This work explores the length and breadth of one of the world's most spectacular and mysterious countries.
Author: Peter J. Li Publisher: Sydney University Press ISBN: 1743324715 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 258
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“Peter J. Li’s pathbreaking new book, Animal Welfare in China, is timely and valuable.” ANTHROZOÖS The plight of animals in China has attracted intense interest in recent times. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, speculation about the origins of the virus have sparked global curiosity Speculation about the origins of COVID-19 has sparked curiosity about how animals are treated, traded and consumed in China today. In Animal Welfare in China, Peter Li explores the key animal welfare challenges facing China now, including animal agriculture, bear farming, and the trade and consumption of exotic wildlife, dog meat, and other controversial products. He considers how Chinese policymakers have approached these issues and speaks with activists from China’s growing animal rights movement. Li also offers an overview of the history of animal welfare in China, from ancient times through the enormous changes of the 20th and 21st centuries. Some practices that are today described as “traditional,” he argues, are in fact quite recent developments, reflecting the contemporary pursuit of economic growth rather than long-standing cultural traditions. Based on years of fieldwork and analysis, Animal Welfare in China makes a compelling case for a more nuanced and evidence-based approach to these complex issues.
Author: EduGorilla Prep Experts Publisher: EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 935556189X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 545
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Author: EduGorilla Prep Experts Publisher: EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 935556211X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 545
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• Best Selling Book in English Edition for Indian Bank Clerk Mains Exam (IBPS CRP XII) with objective-type questions as per the latest syllabus given by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). • Compare your performance with other students using Smart Answer Sheets in EduGorilla’s Indian Bank Clerk Mains Exam Practice Kit. • Indian Bank Clerk Mains Exam Preparation Kit comes with 10 Tests (8 Mock Tests + 2 Previous Year Papers) with the best quality content. • Increase your chances of selection by 14X. • Indian Bank Clerk Mains Exam Prep Kit comes with well-structured and 100% detailed solutions for all the questions. • Clear exam with good grades using thoroughly Researched Content by experts.
Author: EduGorilla Prep Experts Publisher: EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 9355561954 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 545
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• Best Selling Book in English Edition for Central Bank of India Clerk Mains Exam (IBPS CRP XII) with objective-type questions as per the latest syllabus given by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). • Compare your performance with other students using Smart Answer Sheets in EduGorilla’s Central Bank of India Clerk Mains Exam Practice Kit. • Central Bank of India Clerk Mains Exam Preparation Kit comes with 10 Tests (8 Mock Tests + 2 Previous Year Papers) with the best quality content. • Increase your chances of selection by 14X. • Central Bank of India Clerk Mains Exam Prep Kit comes with well-structured and 100% detailed solutions for all the questions. • Clear exam with good grades using thoroughly Researched Content by experts.
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