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Poaching and the Protection of an Endangered Species: A Game-Theoretic Approach

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  • Lopes, Adrian A.
  • Conrad, Jon M.

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Poaching of rhino and elephant has increased significantly over the last decade. We develop a model that views poaching and protection of a migratory species as a repeated, spatial game between strategic opponents. A poacher and an anti-poaching patrol make locational decisions each season on where to poach and where to patrol. We simulate different locational strategies to determine their affect on species abundance. Random locational strategies that account for the spatial distribution of the species are superior to non-random strategies for both the poacher and the antipoaching patrol. This mixed-locational strategy is shown to be a unique Nash equilibrium. If elephants avoid kill sites from the previous year, they may contribute to their own protection by reducing the number sites where they would be found.

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  • Lopes, Adrian A. & Conrad, Jon M., 2016. "Poaching and the Protection of an Endangered Species: A Game-Theoretic Approach," Strategic Behavior and the Environment, now publishers, vol. 6(1-2), pages 37-72, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jnlsbe:102.00000064
    DOI: 10.1561/102.00000064
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    Keywords

    Poaching; bioeconomics; strategic interaction; conservation;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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