Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects

The history of interest and practice in insect conservation is summarised and traced through contributions from many of the leaders in the discipline, to provide the first broad global account of how insects have become incorporated into considerations of conservation. The essays collectively cover the genesis and development of insect conservation, emphasising its strong foundation within the northern temperate regions and the contrasts with much of the rest of the world. Major present-day scenarios are discussed, together with possible developments and priorities in insect conservation for the future. Preface.- List of contributors.- 1. Tim New. Introduction to insect conservation, an emerging discipline.- Section 1. Organisations in the United Kingdom.- 2. Michael G. Morris and Oliver D. Cheesman. Insect conservation in the United Kingdom – the role of the Joint Committee for the Conservation of British insects and Invertebrate Link (JCCBI).- 3. Ian  F.G. McLean and Roger S. Key.  A history of invertebrate conservation in the British Statutory Conservation Agencies.- 4. Alan Stubbs  and Matt Shardlow. The development of Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust.- 5. David Lonsdale. Insect conservation in the United Kingdom – the Amateur Entomologists’ Society.- 6. Martin Warren. Butterfly Conservation: the development of a pioneering charity.- Section 2. North  American developments.- 7. Robert Michael Pyle. The origins of insect conservation in the United States.- 8. Scott Hoffman Black. Insect conservation and the Endangered Species Act: a history.- Section 3. The  temperate southern regions.- 9. Tim New and Alan Yen. Insect conservation in Australia.- 10. Corinne Watts, Ian Stringer and George Gibbs. Insect conservation in New Zealand: an historical perspective.- 11. Michael Samways, Michelle Hamer and Ruan Veldtman. Development and  future of insect conservation in South Africa.- 12. Jonathan Ball. Lepidopterology in southern Africa: past, present and future.- Section 4. Regional  themes and developments.- 13. Karel Spitzer. Insect conservation developments in central Europe.- 14. John R. Haslett. Development and future of conservation policy initiatives for insects and other invertebrates in Europe. – 15. Minoru Ishii and Yasuhiro Nakamura. Development and future of insect conservation in Japan.- 16. Francis G. Howarth and Betsy H. Gagn. Development of insect conservation in Hawai’i.- 17. David L. Pearson and Fabio Cassola.   Insect conservation biology: What can we learn from ornithology and birding?- Section 5. Looking  forward.- 18. Alan Stewart. Where to next? The future of insect conservation.- 19. Tim New.   Developing insect conservation: concluding thoughts.- Index.