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Climbers' preferred management actions : addressing resource and crowding impacts in Yosemite Valley

Creator:

Burns, Molly T.

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As more people become interested in rock climbing, the need to understand climbers and their preferences and how their activities impact the resource are more vital than ever. With increased use, and with little empirical data about the Yosemite climbing community, park managers cannot adequately develop a comprehensive climbing management...

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Masters Thesis

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committee members; Josh Baur, Todd Newburger, and Dan Edge. Thanks to Jesse McGahey, Ben Doyle, Ed
Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience : implications for livestock herding, open space, and wildlife conservation in southern Kenya

Creator:

Sundstrom, Shiloh

Abstract:

For centuries in what is now southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, nomadic, Maasai livestock herders have coexisted with vast populations of wildlife. Today, both wildlife and the Maasai herding lifestyle, a vital component of Maasai culture, are threatened by changes to the landscape and losses in mobility, including the policy...

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Masters Thesis

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, and Dan Edge for their friendship and wonderful ideas. I would like to thank David Western for