Size, rarity and charisma: valuing African wildlife trophies.

We explore variation in the prices paid by recreational hunters of trophy animals in Africa and its possible causes, including perceived rarity. Previous work has raised the possibility that extinction can result if demand rises fast enough as a species becomes rarer. We attempt to disentangle this...

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Main Authors: Paul J Johnson, Ruth Kansky, Andrew J Loveridge, David W Macdonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2943918?pdf=render