People's attitudes toward wildlife conservation can significantly affect the success of
conservation initiatives. Understanding the factors influencing these attitudes is essential for …

Local attitudes towards wildlife encompass environmental, political, sociocultural and
psychological dimensions that shape human-wildlife interactions and conservation efforts …

The influence of human aesthetic appreciation of animal species on public attitudes towards
their conservation and related decision-making has been studied in industrialized countries …

This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human
evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these …

Protected areas fall far short of securing the space needed to sustain biodiversity and
ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climate change. 2. The prospects of …

Populations of the African lion Panthera leo are declining dramatically, with the species'
survival in some areas closely linked to levels of tolerance by rural communities. In Tanzania …

Protected area coverage has expanded rapidly in the last few decades and is set to span 17
per cent of the world's terrestrial area by 2020. Despite the conservation gains, biodiversity …

Research and conservation efforts often occur in areas outside of national parks where
people live, often side-by-side and sometimes in conflict with large carnivores. In Tanzania …

The range-wide decline of lions has led to their conservation becoming a top priority.
Protection of free-ranging lion populations is dependent on securing space for lions but also …

ABSTRACT In East Africa, pastoralist systems are undergoing rapid transformation due to
land enclosures, benefit distributions associated with new land uses, shifting social …