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    Colonial wildlife conservation and the origins of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire (1903–1914)


    Prendergast, David and Adams, William M. (2003) Colonial wildlife conservation and the origins of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire (1903–1914). Oryx, 37 (2). pp. 251-260. ISSN 0030-6053

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    Abstract

    Fauna & Flora International (FFI) celebrates its centenary in 2003. It was founded as the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire (SPWFE) in London in 1903. This paper analyses the events, people, and debates behind its formation and early development. It discusses why the Society was formed, how it worked, and what its main concerns were. It considers the nature and success of the Society’s work from 1903 to 1914 in influencing the British Colonial Office’s policy on issues such as game reserves, hunting and wildlife clearance for tsetse control in Africa. The SPWFE drew together an elite group of colonial administrators, hunters and other experts on game in Africa, and was effective in lobbying the Colonial Office about preservation. Many of its concerns, and ideas about how to address them, are similar to those that are current today, a century after its establishment.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Colonial conservation; colonial policy; conservation history; Fauna & Flora International; game reserves; hunting; preservation;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Anthropology
    Item ID: 11152
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605303000425
    Depositing User: David Prendergast
    Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2019 14:31
    Journal or Publication Title: Oryx
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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