Senior Project Advisor

Shawn Behling

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 2020

Keywords

wildlife conservation, critical animal studies, animal advocacy, animal rights, 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

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Wildlife conservation; Compassion

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

Wildlife conservation; Compassion

Genre/Form

essays

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

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