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A Zoological Revolution

using native fauna to assist in its own survival

Edited by Daniel Lunney & C.R Dickman
ISBN 0 9586085 3 9

Proceedings of a special RZS symposium on the revolutionary approach to conservation of using wildlife to ensure it maintains a value in our society. This special issue explores the scope and potential value in the concept as well as ethical and social implications. Dingo Symposium

Contents:

Foreword - Daniel Lunney & Chris Dickman
A zoological revolution: rethinking our interactions with native fauna to increase the conservation options - Daniel Lunney & Chris Dickman
Confronting the crisis - Mike Archer
Conservation benefit from harvesting kangaroos: status report at the start of a new millennium. A paper to stimulate discussion and research - Gordon Grigg
Native Australian animals as pets - Paul Hopwood
Bandicoots as companions - Richard W. Braithwaite
Potential conservation benefits and problems associated with bioprospecting in the marine environment - Kirsten Beckenoff
In praise of national parks - Penelope Figgis
Wildlife and tourism - Richard W. Braithwaite & Paul C. Reynolds
What revolution? - Harry Recher
Problems with keeping native Australian mammals as companion animals - Karen L. Viggers & David B. Lindenmayer
Conserving nature: How best to impassion our community - -John H. Harris
Vertebrate fauna and its management on an urban block in New South Wales - Greg P. Clancy
Deliberate translocations of marine invertebrates: a personal perspective - Pat Hutchings
A zoological revolution: utilising wildlife to conserve wildlife and landscapes - Daniel Lunney & Chris Dickman

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