Wild life : the institution of nature / Irus Braverman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braverman, Irus, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation.

Endangered species.

Captive wild animals.

Naturalness (Environmental sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wild Life documents a nuanced understanding of the wild versus captive divide in species conservation. It also documents the emerging understanding that all forms of wild nature-both in situ (on-site) and ex situ (in captivity)-may need to be managed in perpetuity. Providing a unique window into the high-stakes world of nature conservation, Irus Braverman describes the heroic efforts by conservationists to save wild life. Yet in the shadows of such dedication and persistence in saving the life of species, Wild Life also finds sacrifice and death. Such life and death stories outline the modern

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: Natural Life

Chapter 1. Bifurcated Life

Chapter 2. Captive Life

Chapter 3. Continuous Life

Chapter 4. Dynamic Life

Chapter 5. Regulatory Life

Chapter 6. Integrated Life

Conclusion: Wild Life

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

ISBN:

9780804794763

0804794766

OCLC:

1224278613