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The publication of Antelope Survey Update No. 9, covering Central and West Africa, is an important milestone in African antelope conservation. The current issue particularly focuses on two regions of the African continent, West and Central Africa, too rarely covered by publications. It also focuses on the savannah wildlife of these regions, since forest wildlife is a rather different topic as such, even though both savannah and forest wildlife communities are indeed sympatric in some forested facies of the savannah landscape

The following subjects will provide a comprehensive framework for covering the more important aspects of wildlife conservation as a tool for sustainable development. 1. Wildlife management as a tool for conservation of biodiversity, Consumptive use of wildlife, Non-consumptive use of wildlife. 2. Wildlife management as a tool for rural development Wildlife ranching under temperate conditions, Wildlife ranching under tropical conditions. 3. Wildlife technologies, New technologies to manage wildlife, New approaches for involving local communities, Wildlife as food, Wildlife products, Wildlife ranching and legal issues. 4. The future of wildlife ranching