Humanity's Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges
Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article. No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relations...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030502 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/41396 https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5196&context=oapubs&unstamped=1 https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4177 |
| Summary: | Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article. No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and space, it is possible not only to understand vital elements of global history, but also to critically assess our present-day relationship with the natural world, and to begin to mitigate future global challenges. In this paper, co-authored by researchers from across the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, we argue that a dog-centric approach provides a new model for future academic enquiry and engagement with both the public and the global environmental agenda. |
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