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Ignoring nature no more : the case for compassionate conservation / edited by Marc Bekoff.

Contributor(s): Bekoff, Marc [editor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013Description: xxvii, 419 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780226925356; 0226925358Subject(s): Wildlife conservation -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 333.95/416 LOC classification: QL82 | .I393 2013Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The infirm ethical foundations of conservation / John A. Vucetich and Michael P. Nelson -- Venturing beyond the tyranny of small differences : the animal protection movement, conservation, and environmental education / Paul Waldau -- Ecocide and the extinction of animal minds / Eileen Crist -- Talking about bushmeat / Dale Peterson -- Conservation, animal rights, and human welfare : a pragmatic view of the "bushmeat crisis" / Ben A. Minteer -- Why we really don't care about the evidence in evidence-based decision making in conservation (and how to change this) / Daniel T. Blumstein -- Cautionary wildlife tales : learning to fail or failing to learn? / Joel Berger -- Coyotes, compassionate conservation, and coexistence : why ignoring nature means ineffective "predator management" / Camilla H. Fox -- Why evolutionary biology is important for conservation : toward evolutionarily sustainable harvest management / Marco Festa-Bianchet -- Reintroductions to "ratchet up" public perceptions of biodiversity : reversing the extinction of experience through animal restorations / Philip J. Seddon and Yolanda van Heezik -- Przewalski's horses and red wolves : importance of behavioral research for species brought back from the brink of extinction / Sarah R.B. King -- Why individuals matter : lessons in animal welfare and conservation / Liv Baker -- The imperative of steady state economics for wild animal welfare / Brian Czech -- Conservation, biodiversity, and tourism in New Zealand : engaging with the conservation economy / Eric J. Shelton -- Anthropological perspectives on ignoring nature / Barbara J. King -- Nature and animals in human social interactions : fostering environmental identity / Susan Clayton -- Conservation social work : the interconnections of biodiversity health and human resilience / Philip Tedeschi, Sarah M. Bexell, and Jolie NeSmith -- The war on nature-turning the tide? : lessons from other movements and conservation history / David Johns -- Consuming nature : the cultural politics of animals and the environment in the mass media / Carrie Packwood Freeman and Jason Leigh Jarvis -- Children, animals, and social neuroscience : empathy, conservation education, and activism / Olin E. "Gene" Myers Jr. -- Compassionate conservation : a paradigm shift for wildlife management in Australasia / Daniel Ramp, Dror Ben-Ami, Keely Boom, and David B. Croft -- Explaining China's wildlife crisis : cultural tradition or politics of development / Peter J. Li -- A triangular playing field : the social, economic, and ethical context of conserving India's natural heritage / Vivek Menon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The infirm ethical foundations of conservation / John A. Vucetich and Michael P. Nelson -- Venturing beyond the tyranny of small differences : the animal protection movement, conservation, and environmental education / Paul Waldau -- Ecocide and the extinction of animal minds / Eileen Crist -- Talking about bushmeat / Dale Peterson -- Conservation, animal rights, and human welfare : a pragmatic view of the "bushmeat crisis" / Ben A. Minteer -- Why we really don't care about the evidence in evidence-based decision making in conservation (and how to change this) / Daniel T. Blumstein -- Cautionary wildlife tales : learning to fail or failing to learn? / Joel Berger -- Coyotes, compassionate conservation, and coexistence : why ignoring nature means ineffective "predator management" / Camilla H. Fox -- Why evolutionary biology is important for conservation : toward evolutionarily sustainable harvest management / Marco Festa-Bianchet -- Reintroductions to "ratchet up" public perceptions of biodiversity : reversing the extinction of experience through animal restorations / Philip J. Seddon and Yolanda van Heezik -- Przewalski's horses and red wolves : importance of behavioral research for species brought back from the brink of extinction / Sarah R.B. King -- Why individuals matter : lessons in animal welfare and conservation / Liv Baker -- The imperative of steady state economics for wild animal welfare / Brian Czech -- Conservation, biodiversity, and tourism in New Zealand : engaging with the conservation economy / Eric J. Shelton -- Anthropological perspectives on ignoring nature / Barbara J. King -- Nature and animals in human social interactions : fostering environmental identity / Susan Clayton -- Conservation social work : the interconnections of biodiversity health and human resilience / Philip Tedeschi, Sarah M. Bexell, and Jolie NeSmith -- The war on nature-turning the tide? : lessons from other movements and conservation history / David Johns -- Consuming nature : the cultural politics of animals and the environment in the mass media / Carrie Packwood Freeman and Jason Leigh Jarvis -- Children, animals, and social neuroscience : empathy, conservation education, and activism / Olin E. "Gene" Myers Jr. -- Compassionate conservation : a paradigm shift for wildlife management in Australasia / Daniel Ramp, Dror Ben-Ami, Keely Boom, and David B. Croft -- Explaining China's wildlife crisis : cultural tradition or politics of development / Peter J. Li -- A triangular playing field : the social, economic, and ethical context of conserving India's natural heritage / Vivek Menon.

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