The pleasure of pursuit: recreational hunters in rural Southwest China exhibit low exit rates in response to declining catch

Hunting is one of the greatest threats to tropical vertebrates. Examining why people hunt is crucial to identifying policy levers to prevent excessive hunting. Overhunting is particularly relevant in Southeast Asia, where a high proportion of mammals and birds are globally threatened. We interviewed...

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Main Authors: Charlotte H. Chang, Michele L. Barnes, Margaret Frye, Mingxia Zhang, Rui-Chang Quan, Leah M.G. Reisman, Simon A. Levin, David S. Wilcove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2017-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol22/iss1/art43/