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Efectos de un Programa de Conservación Propuesto Ex Situ en la Conservación In Situ de la Babirusa, una Especie en Peligro de Extinción
Author(s) -
Clayton L. M.,
MilnerGulland E. J.,
Sinaga D. W.,
Mustari A. H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99123.x
Subject(s) - endangered species , ex situ conservation , captive breeding , threatened species , indonesian , environmental planning , geography , business , environmental resource management , fishery , environmental protection , biology , ecology , habitat , environmental science , linguistics , philosophy
Detailed data are rarely available to show how interventions such as captive breeding programs can create an uncontrolled demand for live specimens of endangered species. We present a case study of the effect of a planned, internationally recognized captive breeding program on trade in the endangered babirusa wild pig from July to December 1998. Although the program had not yet begun, international interest in the captive breeding of babirusas gave hunters and dealers the false impression that there was a potentially lucrative and officially sanctioned national and international demand for any live babirusas they might catch. Swift action by the Indonesian authorities halted this trade, but the study provides a warning about the damage that can be caused to the conservation of a species if management programs are instituted without a full understanding of the practicalities of its conservation, particularly interactions between the species and local people.