Senior Project Advisor
Behling, Shawn
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2020
Keywords
critical animal studies, animal advocacy, compassionate conservation, traditional ecological knowledge, ecofeminism, ethics of care, animal, wildlife, hunting
Abstract
The scientific field of wildlife conservation was created during a historical time when animal sentience and individuality was not fully recognized. Since then, wildlife conservation has failed to ultimately serve the needs of all stakeholders, particularly animals and marginalized human communities such as indigenous and local peoples. This paper investigates the history of wildlife conservation and the hypocrisy of conserving species by sacrificing animal lives, and integrates the studies of Critical Animal Studies, compassionate conservation, and traditional ecological knowledge and ethics of care, into wildlife conservation in hopes of creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable field of study.
Department
Environmental Studies
Recommended Citation
Boock, Max Alexandria, "Emotion in Science: The Need for Compassion in Wildlife Conservation" (2020). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 366.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/366
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Wildlife conservation; Animal rights
Genre/Form
student projects; term papers
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf