The Vicuña
Gordon, Iain / Wheeler, Jane C. / Yacobaccio, Hugo / Laker, Jerry / Cassini, Marcelo / Borgnia, Mariela / Arzamendia, Yanina / Benítez, Verónica / Vilá, Bibiana / Bonacic, Cristian / Gimpel, Jessica / Goddard, Pete / McNeill, Desmond / Lichtenstein, Gabriela / d' Arc Nadine, Renaudeau / Stølen, Kristi Anne / Gomez, Javier García / Wawrzyk, Ana
The vicuña has been one of the few success stories of wildlife conservation. Increasing populations are, however, raising new challenges for effective management as emphasis shifts from protection to allow sustainable use. Internationally, policy development has followed the community-based conservation paradigm, which holds that economic benefits from wildlife management practices bring greater commitment on the part of local communities to p...