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Publisher Summary Wildlife conservation is dominated by wildlife specialists—biologists, ecologists, and professional environmentalists. Such experts are logical choices to implement and lead conservation activities. Their singular skills and knowledge are necessary components of good natural resource management. The increasingly multifaceted and global nature of wildlife crime has left even the most proactive of specialist strategies insufficient in the task of species protection. “Surviving Together” is a program born from the need for cross-disciplinary cooperation. A review of work sponsored by entities such as the Global Environment Facility, the European Union, and the aid wings of various donor countries show that big grants and projects do not automatically guarantee success. The results of these surveys shape the plan for reducing poaching in the park. Multilateral approaches to conservation are vital, but to work effectively they require social awareness. The protection of tigers and other endangered, commercially sought species of wildlife, requires a multi-pronged and inter-linked strategic approach that includes: professional protection at the source (its home); interdiction of traffickers in urban and border areas; public participation in reducing illegal sales; and networking among the various agencies and countries through whose jurisdiction the tiger passes from forest to pharmacy. |
