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020			_a9781399403740
035			_a(OCoLC)1438949017
092			_a333.9523 _bW299
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aWarwick, Hugh, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCull of the wild : _bkilling in the name of conservation / _cHugh Warwick.
264		1	_aLondon : _bBloomsbury Wildlife, _c2024.
300			_a304 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 294) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Hedgehogs -- Aside: Cane toads -- Residents -- Aside: Capercaillie and the pine marten -- Squirrels -- Aside: Deer -- Lundy -- Aside: Dormice -- Scilly -- Aside: Galapagos -- Orkney -- Aside: Raccoons -- Minkicide -- Aside: Pythons -- Keepers -- Aside: Cocaine hippos -- New Zealand -- Aside: Scottish wildcat -- Compassionate conservation -- Aside: Fortress conservation -- Ethically consistent conservation--a manifesto.
520			_aInvestigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species. Across the world, invasive species pose a danger to ecosystems. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity ranks them as a major threat to biodiversity on par with habitat loss, climate change and pollution. Tackling this isn't easy, and no one knows this better than Hugh Warwick, a conservationist who loathes the idea of killing, harming or even eating animals. Yet as an ecologist, he is acutely aware of the need, at times, to kill invasive species whose presence harms the wider environment. Hugh explores the complex history of species control, revealing the global movement of species and the impacts of their presence. Combining scientific theory with gentle humour in his signature style, he explains the issues conservationists face to control non-native animals and protect native species - including grey and red squirrels on Anglesey, ravens and tortoises in the Mojave Desert, cane toads in Australia and the smooth-billed ani on the Galapagos - and describes cases like Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos and the Burmese python pet trade. Taking a balanced and open approach to this emotive subject, Hugh speaks to experts on all sides of the debate. How do we protect endangered native species? Which species do we prioritise? And how do we reckon with the ethics of killing anything in the name of conservation?
650		0	_aWildlife conservation _xMoral and ethical aspects.
650		0	_aWildlife management. _9173160
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