The Ethics of Reintroducing Large Carnivores: The Case of the California Grizzly
Efforts to reintroduce species to portions of their historic ranges are growing in number and kind. These include proposals and projects to reintroduce large carnivores in areas where these species have been absent for decades. Reintroductions, like all conservation efforts, involve not only empiric...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a7aa07ee2c7547b6a44dcf750cd86d4e 2023-05-15T18:42:07+02:00 The Ethics of Reintroducing Large Carnivores: The Case of the California Grizzly A Lee A M Laird L Brann C Coxon A J Hamilton L A Lawhon J A Martin N Rehnberg B P Tyrrell Z Welch B Hale P S Alagona 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/cs.cs_20_131 https://doaj.org/article/a7aa07ee2c7547b6a44dcf750cd86d4e EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2021;volume=19;issue=1;spage=80;epage=90;aulast=Lee https://doaj.org/toc/0972-4923 0972-4923 doi:10.4103/cs.cs_20_131 https://doaj.org/article/a7aa07ee2c7547b6a44dcf750cd86d4e Conservation & Society, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 80-90 (2021) environmental ethics california grizzly bears large carnivore reintroduction restoration ethics Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/cs.cs_20_131 2022-12-31T13:59:16Z Efforts to reintroduce species to portions of their historic ranges are growing in number and kind. These include proposals and projects to reintroduce large carnivores in areas where these species have been absent for decades. Reintroductions, like all conservation efforts, involve not only empirical and logistical problems, but also complex normative questions. So, what are the obligations, values, permissions, restrictions, and demands that citizens, conservationists, wildlife managers, and other impacted parties must address? This paper attempts to organise, summarise and briefly analyse the diverse suite of common normative arguments concerning large carnivore reintroduction. Clarifying arguments as a methodological approach grounded in environmental ethics sheds light on many implicit ethical presuppositions that underwrite reintroduction efforts. As an example, we use the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), whose populations have grown in recent years in both Europe and North America. Whereas past efforts to recover grizzlies in the lower 48 U.S. states focused on the Northern Rockies and North Cascades, research, legal proceedings, and other proposals have emerged to return the species to other portions of its historic range, including California. Clarifying ethical arguments that may arise from large carnivore reintroduction can contribute to a more civil public discourse and effective decision-making processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Northern Rockies ENVELOPE(-123.446,-123.446,59.074,59.074) Conservation and Society 19 1 80 |
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Efforts to reintroduce species to portions of their historic ranges are growing in number and kind. These include proposals and projects to reintroduce large carnivores in areas where these species have been absent for decades. Reintroductions, like all conservation efforts, involve not only empirical and logistical problems, but also complex normative questions. So, what are the obligations, values, permissions, restrictions, and demands that citizens, conservationists, wildlife managers, and other impacted parties must address? This paper attempts to organise, summarise and briefly analyse the diverse suite of common normative arguments concerning large carnivore reintroduction. Clarifying arguments as a methodological approach grounded in environmental ethics sheds light on many implicit ethical presuppositions that underwrite reintroduction efforts. As an example, we use the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), whose populations have grown in recent years in both Europe and North America. Whereas past efforts to recover grizzlies in the lower 48 U.S. states focused on the Northern Rockies and North Cascades, research, legal proceedings, and other proposals have emerged to return the species to other portions of its historic range, including California. Clarifying ethical arguments that may arise from large carnivore reintroduction can contribute to a more civil public discourse and effective decision-making processes. |
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The Ethics of Reintroducing Large Carnivores: The Case of the California Grizzly |
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