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Full Description
This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Our ancient human ancestors were nurtured by African savannas, which today support pastoral people and the last remnants of great Pleistocene herds of large mammals. Why has this wildlife thrived best where they live side-by-side with humans? Ecologist Robin S. Reid delves into the evidence to find that herding is often compatible with wildlife, and that pastoral land use sometimes enriches savanna landscapes and encourages biodiversity. Her balanced, scientific, and accessible examination of the current state of the relationships among the region's wildlife and people holds critical lessons for the future of conservation around the world.
Contents
Acknowledgments 1. Searching for the Middle Ground 2. Savannas of Our Birth 3. Pastoral People, Livestock, and Wildlife 4. Moving Continents, Varying Climate, and Abundant Wildlife: Drivers of Human Evolution? 5. Ecosystem Engineers Come of Age 6. Can Pastoral People and Livestock Enrich Savanna Landscapes? 7. When Coexistence Turns into Conflict 8. The Serengeti-Mara: "Wild Africa" or Ancient Land of People? 9. Amboseli: "Cattle Create Trees, Elephants Create Grassland" in the Shadow of Kilimanjaro 10. The Kaputiei Plains: The Last Days of an Urban Savanna? 11. Ngorongoro: A Grand Experiment of People and Wildlife 12. Savannas of Our Future: Finding Diversity in the Middle Ground Notes References Index
