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Dr
Eric Dinerstein Eric Dinerstein got his PhD from the University of Washington and did his post-doc in Nepal with the Smithsonian Institution (National Zoo). He is author or coauthor of over three dozen peer-reviewed articles and nine books, especially related to eco-regional assessments world-wide, and Asian conservation issues. He is Chief of Conservation Science and Vice-President for Research at World Wildlife Fund in DC. |
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| “Since 1984, Eric
Dinerstein has led the team directly responsible for the recovery
of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in the Royal
Chitwan National Park in Nepal, where the population had once declined
to as few as 100 rhinos. The Return of the Unicorns is an account
of what it takes to save endangered large mammals. Dinerstein outlines
the multifaceted recovery program -structured around targeted fieldwork
and scientific research, effective protective measures, habitat planning
and management, public-awareness campaigns, economic incentives to
promote local guardianship, and bold, uncompromising leadership -that
brought these extraordinary animals back from the brink of extinction.
In an age when scientists must also become politicians, educators,
fund-raisers, and activists in order to safeguard the subjects they
study, Dinerstein's inspiring story offers a successful model for
large-mammal conservation applicable throughout Asia and across the
globe." Source: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/catalog/data/023108/0231084501.HTM |
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