Concerns about poaching and trafficking have led conservationists to seek urgent responses to tackle the impact on wildlife. One possible solution is the militarisation of conservation, which holds potentially far-reaching consequences. It is important to engage critically with the militarisation of conservation, including identifying and reflecting on the problems it produces for wildlife, for people living with wildlife and for those tasked with implementing militarised strategies. This Perspectives piece is a first step towards synthesising the main themes in emerging critiques of militarised conservation. We identify five major themes: first, the importance of understanding how poaching is defined; second, understanding the ways that local communities experience militarised conservation; third, the experiences of rangers; fourth, how the militarisation of conservation can contribute to violence where conservation operates in the context of armed conflict; and finally how it fits in with and reflects wider political economic dynamics. Ultimately, we suggest that failure to engage more critically with militarisation risks making things worse for the people involved and lead to poor conservation outcomes in the long run.

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为什么我们必须质疑保护的军事化

对偷猎和贩运的担忧促使环保主义者寻求紧急应对措施，以解决对野生动物的影响。一种可能的解决方案是保护的军事化，这可能会产生深远的影响。重要的是要批判性地参与保护的军事化，包括识别和反思它给野生动物、与野生动物一起生活的人们以及那些负责实施军事化战略的人带来的问题。这篇观点文章是综合新兴军事化保护批评中的主要主题的第一步。我们确定了五个主要主题：首先，了解如何定义偷猎的重要性；第二，了解当地社区经历军事化保护的方式；第三，护林员的经历；第四，保护的军事化如何在武装冲突背景下开展保护活动的情况下助长暴力行为；最后，它如何适应和反映更广泛的政治经济动态。最终，我们建议，未能更严格地参与军事化可能会使相关人员的情况变得更糟，并从长远来看导致保护结果不佳。