Equids: Zebras, Asses And Horses: Status Survey And Conservation Action Plan [Paperback]

Patricia D Moehlman (Editor)

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Publication Date: June 28, 2002

The new Equid Action Plan provides current knowledge on the biology, ecology and conservation status of wild zebras, asses, and horses. It specifies what information is lacking, and prioritizes needed conservation actions. The Action Plan also provides chapters on equid taxonomy, genetics, reproductive biology, and population dynamics. These chapters highlight unsolved issues of taxonomy and genetics. They also provide information and insight into the special demographic and genetic challenges of managing small populations. The chapter on disease provides a review of documented equine disease and epidemiology and focuses on priorities for equid conservation health. The final chapter deals with the importance of developing an assessment methodology that explicitly considers the role of equids in ecosystems and the ecological processes that are necessary for ecosystem viability. The approach of combining ecological field studies and ecosystem modeling should prove useful for the scientific management and conservation of wild equids worldwide. These chapters provide research and conservation practitioners with new information and paradigms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: World Conservation Union (June 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2831706475
• ISBN-13: 978-2831706474
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,688,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I found the report quite insightful and interesting. The plan delves into what must be done to save habitat,a diverse breeding population were possible and the aid of local peoples and governments to make it economicaly viable, because if the locals can benifit there won't be any poaching. I highly recommend this to readers that love wild equines.