%0 Journal Article
%T Population Dynamics of Large Herbivores and the Framing of Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe
%A Edson Gandiwa
%J Open Journal of Ecology
%P 411-420
%@ 2162-1993
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oje.2014.47036
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"line-height:97%;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\">This article
reviews: 1) The role of natural and human-induced controls in influencing large
herbivore populations; 2) how human controls (</span><i><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\">i.e.</span></i><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\">, policy instruments, incentives and provisions) influence
human activities and wildlife conservation; and 3) media framing of wildlife conservation
using Zimbabwe as a case study, in particular Gonarezhou National Park and
adjacent areas. The review shows that droughts are important in influencing
large herbivore populations in semi-arid ecosystems; political instability and
economic collapse does not necessarily lead to increased illegal hunting in
situations where policy instruments, such as laws, are enforced. A higher perceived
effectiveness of Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources
was partly associated with a decline in human-wildlife conflicts and there was
a spill-over effect of frames from the political domain into wildlife
conservation following Zimbabwe¡¯s land reforms in 2000. It is concluded that
natural bottom-up processes (e.g., droughts) influence large herbivore
population dynamics whereas policy instruments, incentives, provisions and
societal frames mainly have a top-down effect on wild large herbivore
populations in savanna ecosystems.</span></span> 
</p>
%K Bottom-Up Control
%K Illegal Hunting
%K Law Enforcement
%K Media Framing
%K Top-Down Control
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=46288