Dartmouth Events

“Illegal Game Hunting in Russia as a Case Study of Elite Impunity”

Kathleen Braden, Seattle Pacific University

Monday, October 3, 2016
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Reed 102
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Clubs & Organizations, Conferences, Lectures & Seminars

Poaching in Russia has been reported to be of catastrophic proportions and threatens
maintenance of biodiversity. Management of game species has stabilized some numbers,
but both endangered species listed in the Russian Red Book and animals traditionally
viewed as hunting prey are diminishing in some regions. Rank-and-file
hunters, increasingly shut off from access to hunting grounds, have expressed a negative
reaction to new hunting regulations adopted by the Russian government in 2012.
While high-profile poaching incidents by so-called “VIP hunters” do not apparently
make up a large portion of cases, the symbolism of the alleged crimes has a derogatory
impact on ordinary hunters because lawlessness is reinforced by perceptions of
impunity for elite poachers.

For more information, contact:
Carol Bean-Carmody

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