Wildlife Ethics: The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation

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Clare Palmer (Texas A&M University, USA) Bob Fischer (Texas State University, USA)

Wildlife Ethics

The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation

Clare Palmer (Texas A&M University, USA), Bob Fischer (Texas State University, USA), Christian Gamborg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) , Jordan Hampton (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
25 September 2023

Social issues & processes; Conservation of wildlife & habitats

Series: UFAW Animal Welfare

Wildlife Ethics A systematic account of the ethical issues related to wildlife management and conservation

Wildlife Ethics is the first systematic, book-length discussion of the ethics of wildlife conservation and management, and examines the key ethical questions and controversies. Tackling both theory and practice, the text is divided into two parts. The first describes key concepts, ethical theories, and management models relating to wildlife; the second puts these concepts, theories, and models to work, illustrating their significance through detailed case studies on controversies in wildlife management and conservation.

The book explores pressing topics including human responsibilities due to climate change, tradeoffs when managing zoonotic disease risks, the ethics of the wildlife trade, culling non-native species, indigenous wildlife use, and zoo-based conservation programs. Readers are encouraged to explore different ways of valuing wild animals and their practical implications.

This essential text:

Explains and explores relationships between valuing biodiversity, human utility, ecosystems, species, and animal welfare Describes established approaches to wildlife management, such as sustainable use, and emerging concepts, such as compassionate conservation Discusses key ethical theories, including utilitarianism, ecocentrism, and animal rights Offers a practical model of how to analyze ethical issues in wildlife management and conservation

Wildlife Ethics: The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation is an accessible introduction to complex ethical issues, making the book an important resource for students in fields such as conservation biology, ecology, environmental science and policy, game management, public health and veterinary medicine. It will also be an invaluable tool for wildlife managers, conservationists, One Health practitioners, practicing veterinarians and animal rehabilitation staff, contemporary wildlife professionals and other stakeholders.

By: Clare Palmer (Texas A&M University USA), Bob Fischer (Texas State University, USA), Christian Gamborg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Jordan Hampton (University of Melbourne, Australia), Peter Sandoe (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781119611219
ISBN 10: 1119611210
Series: UFAW Animal Welfare
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Authors Clare Palmer is the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Professor of Liberal Arts & Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas A&M University in the USA. Bob Fischer is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University in the USA. Christian Gamborg is Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Jordan Hampton is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, an Adjunct Lecturer at Murdoch University, and a Consultant Veterinarian for Ecotone Wildlife, all in Australia. Peter Sandøe is Professor of Bioethics at the Department of Food and Resource Economics and Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

Reviews for Wildlife Ethics: The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation

"""The way this book is structured – using clear headings and an explanation of ethics that reflect the nuances and complexities of the subject – makes it an excellent resource for students, vets, wildlifemanagers, policymakers and interested members of the public."" The way this book is structured – using clear headings and an explanation of ethics that reflect the nuances and complexities of the subject – makes it an excellent resource for students, vets, wildlife managers, policymakers and interested members of the public. - Justine Shotton, BVA Past President and Head Vet for Wildlife and Exotics , RSPCA, Published in Vet Record (April 2024) ""if you are directly or indirectly interested in wildlife management and conservation and the ethical issues these throw up, rather than consider why you should read this book (or at least make forays into it), I would ask, more importantly, why you wouldn’t, appealing as it does to a broad readership in the emerging field of wildlife ethics? It contains so much useful consolidated and clearly worked through background material and sound ethical theory and puts these to work in very practical ways that can be broadened out to be used in numerous other situations...it will certainly equip you to take an ethical view of potential options and open your mind to wider consequences from the basis of sound contemporary understanding."" - Pete Goddard, Chair of the UK’s Wild Animal Welfare Committee, Aberdeenshire, Published in The UFAW Journal (Vol 33/2024) ""an informative introduction to complex ethical issues, making it significant resource for students and practitioners in fields such diverse fields as conservation biology, ecology, environmental science and policy, game management, public health and veterinary medicine. It will also be an invaluable tool for wildlife managers, conservationists, One Health practitioners, practicing veterinarians and animal rehabilitation staff, contemporary wildlife professionals and other stakeholders."" - Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Reviews (Dec 2023)"