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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     Minteer, Ben A., author.     Subjects     Wildlife conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects.     Wildlife conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Minteer, Ben A., author.       by title:      The Fall of the wild...         MARC Display

The Fall of the wild : extinction, de-extinction, and the ethics of conservation / Ben A. Minteer. by Minteer, Ben A., author. New York : Columbia University Press, [2019] Description:  183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents:  Our vanishing (and reappearing) wildlife -- A bird in the hand -- The call of the quasi wild -- Elephants somewhere -- Promethean dreams -- Heaven and earth. Summary:  "The passenger pigeon, the great auk, the Tasmanian tiger--the memory of these vanished species haunts the fight against extinction. Seeking to save other creatures from their fate in an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, wildlife advocates have become captivated by a narrative of heroic conservation efforts. A range of technological and policy strategies, from the traditional, such as regulations and refuges, to the novel--the scientific wizardry of genetic engineering and synthetic biology--seemingly promise solutions to the extinction crisis. In The Fall of the Wild, Ben A. Minteer calls for reflection on the ethical dilemmas of species loss and recovery in an increasingly human-driven world. He asks an unsettling but necessary question: Might our well-meaning efforts to save and restore wildlife pose a threat to the ideal of preserving a world that isn't completely under the human thumb? Minteer 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. From collecting wildlife specimens for museums and the wilderness aspirations of zoos to visions of "assisted colonization" of new habitats and high-tech attempts to revive long-extinct species, he explores the scientific and ethical concerns vexing conservation today. The Fall of the Wild is a nuanced treatment of the deeper moral issues underpinning the quest to save species on the brink of extinction and an accessible intervention in debates over the principles and practice of nature conservation."--Dust jacket.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Calmar Campus Library Circulation Stacks (Calmar) 333.954 Min 2019 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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