Crocodile Crimes: People Versus Wildlife and the Politics of Postcolonial Conservation on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
Crocodile Crimes: People Versus Wildlife and the Politics of Postcolonial Conservation on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
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鳄鱼犯罪：津巴布韦卡里巴湖的人与野生动物以及后殖民保护的政治
DOI：
10.1016/j.geoforum.2004.06.007
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发表时间：
2005
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
J. Mcgregor
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作者：
J. Mcgregor
本条目介绍的是后殖民时代南部非洲的自然保护政策。它侧重于重新定义尼罗河鳄鱼作为濒危物种的过程和后果，并探讨了相关的地方和国际，商业和保护主义者的利益，使动物在殖民和后殖民环境中重新建立自己在国家保护的水道。它调查了动物的成功重新住宿的影响，通过检查鳄鱼和渔业社区之间的冲突，共享空间的卡里巴湖，津巴布韦。渔民对这种动物的敌意表现强调了对鱼的竞争、骚扰、恐惧、资产损失和生命损失。他们对鳄鱼的恐惧因鳄鱼与巫术的联系而与当地社会生活的纠缠而加剧。文章强调，根据物质相互作用、权力关系和塑造它们的历史背景，考虑关于动物的霸权和边缘化思想的重要性。了解当地社区的态度和情况是很重要的，他们承受着与危险动物一起生活的物质和经济代价-它威胁着保护方案的未来，并揭示了在后殖民环境中伴随野生动物保护而发生的重大虐待行为的可能性。
This article is about the politics of conservation in postcolonial Southern Africa. It focuses on the process and consequences of redefining the Nile crocodile as an endangered species and explores the linked local and international, commercial and conservationist interests that allowed the animal to re-establish itself in state-protected waterways in colonial and postcolonial contexts. It investigates the effects of the animal’s successful re-accommodation by examining conflicts between crocodiles and the fishing communities sharing space on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Fishermen’s hostile representations of the animal emphasize competition for fish, harassment, fear, loss of assets and loss of life. Their fear of crocodiles is heightened by the animal’s entanglement in local social life, through its association with witchcraft. The article emphasizes the importance of considering both hegemonic and marginalized ideas about animals in the light of the material interactions, relations of power and historical contexts that shape them. Understanding the attitudes and circumstances of the local communities who bear the physical and economic costs of living with dangerous animals is important––it threatens the future of conservation programmes and reveals the potential for significant abuses to accompany the conservation of wildlife in postcolonial contexts.