The fall of the wild : extinction, de-extinction, and the ethics of conservation /
Minteer, Ben A., 1969-
The fall of the wild : extinction, de-extinction, and the ethics of conservation / Ben A. Minteer. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (183 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Table of Contents; 1. Our Vanishing (and Reappearing) Wildlife; 2. A Bird in the Hand; 3. The Call of the Quasi Wild; 4. Elephants Somewhere; 5. Promethean Dreams; 6. Heaven and Earth; Acknowledgments; Notes; Further Reading; Index.
Ben A. Minteer calls for reflection on the ethical dilemmas of species loss and recovery in an increasingly human-driven world. He probes the tension between our impulse to do whatever it takes and the risk of pursuing strategies that undermine our broader commitment to the preservation of wildness.
9780231548885
Wildlife conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic Books.
QL82 / .F355 2019
The fall of the wild : extinction, de-extinction, and the ethics of conservation / Ben A. Minteer. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (183 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Table of Contents; 1. Our Vanishing (and Reappearing) Wildlife; 2. A Bird in the Hand; 3. The Call of the Quasi Wild; 4. Elephants Somewhere; 5. Promethean Dreams; 6. Heaven and Earth; Acknowledgments; Notes; Further Reading; Index.
Ben A. Minteer calls for reflection on the ethical dilemmas of species loss and recovery in an increasingly human-driven world. He probes the tension between our impulse to do whatever it takes and the risk of pursuing strategies that undermine our broader commitment to the preservation of wildness.
9780231548885
Wildlife conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic Books.
QL82 / .F355 2019