Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity

• Foreword, Acknowledgements, Preface Earl of Cranbrook; 1. Mammal conservation: current contexts and opportunities Abigail C. Entwistle, Simon Mickleburgh and Nigel Dunstone; 2. Ecological roles of mammals: the case of seed dispersal Ellen Andresen; 3. Patterns and processes in contemporary mammalian extinction Georgina M. Mace and Andrew Balmford; 4. Charismatic megafauna as 'flagship species' Nigel Leader-Williams and Holly Dublin; 5. Assessing large 'flagship species' for representing the diversity of sub-Saharan mammals: Using hotspots of total richness, hotspots of endemism and hotspots of complementary richness Paul Williams, Neil Burgess and Carsten Rahbek; 6. Abundance/mass relationships as a potential basis for establishing mammal conservation priorities Stephen Harris, Graeme McLaren, Mary Morris, Patrick A. Morris and Derek Yalden; 7. Small mammals and the conservation agenda Abigail C. Entwistle and Peter J. Stephenson; 8. Rare mammals, research and realpolitik: priorities for biodiversity and ecology? Paul W. Bright and Patrick A. Morris; 9. Does legislation conserve and does research drive policy? The case of bats in the UK Paul A. Racey; 10. British mammals: is there a radical future? David W. Macdonald, Georgina M. Mace and Steve Rushton; 11. Conservation of large mammals in Africa: What lessons and challenges for the future? Philip Muruthi, Mark Stanley Price, Protpal Soorae, Cynthia Moss and Annette Lanjouw; 12. Which mammals benefit from protection in east Africa? Tim M. Caro, Marcel Rejmánek and Neil Pelkey; 13. The role of Transfrontier Conservation Areas in southern Africa in the conservation of mammalian biodiversity John Hanks; 14. Tourism and protected areas - distorting conservation priorities towards charismatic megafauna? Harold J. Goodwin and Nigel Leader-Williams; 15. Integrating hunting and protected areas in the Amazon Richard E. Bodmer; 16. Priorities for captive breeding - which mammals should board the ark? Andrew Balmford; 17. A recipe for species conservation: multidisciplinary ingredients Anna T. C. Feistner and Jeremy J. C. Mallinson; 18. What has the panda taught us? Lu Zhi, Pan Wenshi, Zhu Xiaojian, Wang Dajun and Wang Hao; 19. Never say die: fighting species extinction Kathy Mackinnon; 20. The practical approaches for including mammals in biodiversity conservation Jeffrey A. McNeeley; 21. Future priorities for mammalian conservation Abigail C. Entwistle and Nigel Dunstone; References, Index.

'… of particular interest to those who are involved in funding, evaluating and developing conservation programmes, both at the species and ecosystem levels. It will also provide a good reference to the ongoing debate of the role of flagship species in biodiversity conservation.' Jonathan D. Ballou, Animal Behaviour