Ignoring Nature No More电子书

Cover

Copyright

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

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

Acknowledgments

Part One. Ethics, Conservation, and Animal Protection: 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”

Part Two. Conservation Behavior and “Enlightened Management”: 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 Ineffective “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

Part Three. Conservation Economics and Politics: 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

Part Four. Human Dimensions of Social Justice, Empathy, and Compassion for Animals and Other Nature

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

Part Five. Culture, Religion, and Spirituality: 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