Graduation Year
2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
W.M. Keck Science Department
Second Department
Environmental Analysis
Reader 1
Lauren Chan
Reader 2
Donald McFarlane
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© 2014 Zoe M. Jacobs
Abstract
Increasing human population and development in Africa restricts land and resources for African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and threatens the preservation of the species. Despite the importance of conservation for many governments in Africa, many local communities have negative views of elephants and exhibit anti-conservation behavior. By looking at the history of wildlife policy in Tanzania, this paper seeks to understand these opinions through a historical context. Three case studies of conservation initiatives were evaluated to determine what aspects of conservation initiatives promote long-term pro-conservation behavior on the part of the local community. Ultimately, conservation initiatives should establish a framework whereby local communities are empowered through conservation.
Recommended Citation
Jacobs, Zoe M., "African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Conservation in Tanzania" (2015). Scripps Senior Theses. 568.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/568
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
