Journal article
Managing the Koala Problem: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Conservation biology, Vol.14(3), pp.610-618
2000
Abstract
There is a complex scientific, ethical, and cultural debate in Australia about how best to conserve koalas and their habitat. Despite the diverse array of management and research options promoted by scientists, wildlife agency staff, and koala advocates, there remains a gap in our acknowledgment of the social factors influencing decision making about koala conservation. Koala management research has generated valuable scientific knowledge about koala biology and ecology but has been weak about organizational and policy processes and about the cultures within which we produce, disseminate, and legitimize this kind of knowledge. We suggest that more effective koala conservation will result from making the political and cultural influences on decision making regarding the koala more explicit in research, management, and policy-making forums. Research must be conducted in the context of the cultural significance of the koala. The koala's survival depends on preserving the valuable lands that these creatures (and many others) inhabit. Ultimately, the koala symbolizes conflicting land-use values and illustrates the need for greater collaboration, cooperation, and trust among social and natural scientists in the conduct of koala conservation research, management, and policy.
Details
- Title
- Managing the Koala Problem: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Authors/Creators
- Elaine Stratford - University of TasmaniaNicole Mazur - Australian National UniversityDaniel Lunney - Parks and Wildlife ServiceDavid Bennett - Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Publication Details
- Conservation biology, Vol.14(3), pp.610-618
- Identifiers
- 991005578588607891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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