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Nadkarni, Nalini, "Conserving the Canopy"
Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees and communicates what she finds to non-scientists.
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How Birds Became Europeans: Bird Protection Activists Cooperating across Borders for Supranational Protection
In April 1979, the European Communities (EC) adopted the Council Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC), the so-called “Birds Directive.”
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Wild Earth 2, no. 1
Wild Earth 2, no. 1 with essays on the ecological costs of livestock, bison hunt, trouts and their habitat, “wheeled locusts,” and off-road-vehicle trails on public lands.
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Wild Earth 5, no. 1
Wild Earth 5, no. 1 focuses on prairie dog ecosystems and includes a Minnesota biosphere recovery strategy.
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Wild Earth 5, no. 2
Wild Earth 5, no. 2 discusses the environmental consequences of having a baby in the United States; bumblebee ecology; and the Nevada Biodiversity Research and Conservation Initiative.
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Wild Earth 5, no. 3
In Wild Earth 5, no. 3 Wendell Berry writes about private property and the Commonwealth, Thomas P. Rooney reflects on global warming, and Paul J. Kalisz analyses sustainable silviculture in the hardwood forests of the eastern United States.
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"The Longest Revolution: Cultural Studies After Speciesism"
John Simons explores the cultural studies discipline from the perspective of animal rights.
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Jamieson, Dale, "Animal Liberation is an Environmental Ethic"
Dale Jamieson discusses animal liberation as an environmental ethic.
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Frank, Joshua, "A Constrained-Utility Alternative to Animal Rights"
This article argues that a purely rights-based approach to greater consideration of animals is not theoretically or practically sound. It suggests a constrained-utility approach, which is both operational and based on negotiated consensus.
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"Ethics in Wildlife Management: What Price?"
John A. Curtis argues that there may be instances where assessing wildlife for monetary valuation might be quite reasonable and useful for public policy, even when there are strong arguments against valuation of wildlife and nature.