US Endangered Species Act
Recognizing the need to protect imperiled species, the United States Congress pass the Endangered Species Act on 28 December 1973.
Regions:
animals
The Introduction of Reindeer to Alaska
The US Government begins importation of some Sami Reindeer Herders and their Reindeer–both native to Northern Scandinavia–to Alaska in an effort to teach the Inuit population to herd Reindeer as a source of income and sustenance.
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“Brief Historical Ecology of Northern Portugal during the Holocene”
This study reviews the main changes of the vegetation and fauna in northern Portugal during the Holocene, using literature from palaeoecology, archaeology, history, writings from travellers and naturalists, maps of agriculture and forestry and expert consultation.
"The Argument from Marginal Cases and the Slippery Slope Objection"
In this article the author poses the question whether rationality can be the reason why humans deserve moral consideration and animals do not.
"Phenomenology and the Problem of Animal Minds"
The author’s aim in this paper is to show, by means of a phenomenological investigation, that the “scepticism regarding animal minds” presupposes an implausible account of how we relate to others, both humnan and nonhuman.
"Hunting as a Moral Good"
This article argues that hunting is not a sport, but a neo-traditional cultural trophic practice consistent with ecological ethics, including a meliorist concern for animal rights or welfare.
Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historical Perspective
National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States, Civilizing Nature adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time.
Managing the Unknown: Essays on Environmental Ignorance
Managing the Unknown offers essays that show that deficient knowledge is a far more pervasive challenge in resource history than conventional readings suggest. Furthermore, environmental ignorance does not inevitably shrink with the march of scientific progress. This volume combines insights from different continents as well as the seas in between and thus sketches outlines of an emerging global resource history.
The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa
The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa. Cover.
Gissibl, Bernhard. The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa. New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2016.
Animal Rights vs. Bullfights: The Horns of an Indian Dilemma
Arcadia, Spring 2016, no. 5