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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bekoff, Marc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Wildlife conservation.

Biodiversity conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For far too long humans have been ignoring nature. As the most dominant, overproducing, overconsuming, big-brained, big-footed, arrogant, and invasive species ever known, we are wrecking the planet at an unprecedented rate. And while science is important to our understanding of the impact we have on our environment, it alone does not hold the answers to the current crisis, nor does it get people to act. In Ignoring Nature No More, Marc Bekoff and a host of renowned contributors argue that we need a new mind-set about nature, one that centers on empathy, compassion, and being proactive. This collection of diverse essays is the first book devoted to compassionate conservation, a growing global movement that translates discussions and concerns about the well-being of individuals, species, populations, and ecosystems into action. Written by leading scholars in a host of disciplines, including biology, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, political science, and philosophy, as well as by locals doing fieldwork in their own countries, the essays combine the most creative aspects of the current science of animal conservation with analyses of important psychological and sociocultural issues that encourage or vex stewardship. The contributors tackle topics including the costs and benefits of conservation, behavioral biology, media coverage of animal welfare, conservation psychology, and scales of conservation from the local to the global. Taken together, the essays make a strong case for why we must replace our habits of domination and exploitation with compassionate conservation if we are to make the world a better place for nonhuman and human animals alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why It Shouldn't Be All about Us

Acknowledgments

Trying to Make Difficult Decisions Easier

1. The Infirm Ethical Foundations of Conservation

2. Venturing beyond the Tyranny of Small Differences: The Animal Protection Movement, Conservation, and Environmental Education

3. Ecocide and the Extinction of Animal Minds

4. Talking about Bushmeat

5 Conservation, Animal Rights, and Human Welfare: A Pragmatic View of the "Bushmeat Crisis"

Guidelines for Restoring, Recreating, and Redecorating Nature

6. Why We Really Don't Care about the Evidence in Evidence- Based Decision Making in Conservation (and How to Change This)

7. Cautionary Wildlife Tales: Learning to Fail or Failing to Learn?

8. Coyotes, Compassionate Conservation, and Coexistence: Why Ignoring Nature Means Ineff ective "Predator Management"

9. Why Evolutionary Biology Is Important for Conservation: Toward Evolutionarily Sustainable Harvest Management

10. Reintroductions to "Ratchet Up" Public Perceptions of Biodiversity: Reversing the Extinction of Experience through Animal Restorations

11. Przewalski's Horses and Red Wolves: Importance of Behavioral Research for Species Brought Back from the Brink of Extinction

12. Why Individuals Matter: Lessons in Animal Welfare and Conservation

It All Comes Down to Money

13. The Imperative of Steady State Economics for Wild Animal Welfare

14. Conservation, Biodiversity, and Tourism in New Zealand : Engaging with the Conservation Economy

15. Anthropological Perspectives on Ignoring Nature

16. Nature and Animals in Human Social Interactions: Fostering Environmental Identity

17. Conservation Social Work The Interconnectedness of Biodiversity Health and Human Resilience

18. The War on Nature-Turning the Tide?: Lessons from Other Movements and Conservation History

19. Consuming Nature: The Cultural Politics of Animals and the Environment in the Mass Media

20. Children, Animals, and Social Neuroscience: Empathy, Conservation Education, and Activism

Using Empathy and Compassion to Develop a Unified Global Movement to Protect Animals and Their Homes

21. Compassionate Conservation: A Paradigm Shift for Wildlife Management in Australasia

22. Explaining China's Wildlife Crisis: Cultural Tradition or Politics of Development

23. A Triangular Playing Field: The Social, Economic, and Ethical Context of Conserving India's Natural Heritage

24. Conservation and Its Challenges in Kenya

25. Is Green Religion an Oxymoron? : Biocultural Evolution and Earthly Spirituality

26. Avatar: The Search for Biosynergy and Compassion

Some Closing Words :Moving Ahead with Heart, Peace, and Compassion

About the Contributors

Contributors' Contact Information

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9781299474888

1299474888

9780226925363

0226925366

OCLC:

840472977