Foreword viiAcknowledgments ixPart 1 the Theory of Wildlife Ethics 11 Introduction 32 Valuing Wildlife 163 The Value of Wildness and Ecosystems 334 The Value of Species and Biodiversity 495 Valuing Wild Animals as Individuals 636 The Role of Ethical Theories 777 Wildlife Management and Conservation Models 948 Recent Movements in Wildlife Management 1129 Moral Disagreement about Wildlife 129Part 2 the Practice of Wildlife Ethics - Case Studies 14510 Conservation via Commodification: A Legal Trade in Rhino Horn? 14711 Hyperabundant Native Species: Deer in the Suburbs 16012 "Invasive" Animals: Predator Free New Zealand 17313 Indigenous Wildlife Use: Whaling and the Makah People 19014 Ex situ Conservation: The Giant Panda 20315 Wildlife Research: Toe- Clipping 21616 Zoonotic Disease: Bad Bats? 23017 The Cost of Green Energy: Wildlife and Wind Power 24518 Climate Change Interventions: Feeding Polar Bears? 25819 Conclusion: Wildlife Ethics - The Future 270Index 279
The AuthorsClare 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.