Re-Thinking Felid–Human Entanglements through the Lenses of Compassionate Conservation and Multispecies Studies

Steinhardt, M; Pratt, S; Ramp, D

Re-Thinking Felid–Human Entanglements through the Lenses of Compassionate Conservation and Multispecies Studies

Steinhardt, M

Pratt, S Ramp, D

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Publisher:: MDPI AG
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Animals, 2022, 12, (21), pp. 2996
Issue Date:: 2022-10-31

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dc.contributor.author	Steinhardt, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-9636
dc.contributor.author	Pratt, S
dc.contributor.author	Ramp, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-9898
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-13T23:32:23Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-13T23:32:23Z
dc.date.issued	2022-10-31
dc.identifier.citation	Animals, 2022, 12, (21), pp. 2996
dc.identifier.issn	2076-2615
dc.identifier.issn	2076-2615
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163420
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>With many felid species in widespread decline, re-thinking the messy felid–human entanglements is a necessary step for fostering coexistence as current conservation frameworks centered on human exceptionalism and widespread violence toward wild animals are conspicuously failing felids. This paper argues for fostering a critical awareness of how we understand our relationships with nonhuman animals, particularly in the context of conservation. We bring two distinct but related interdisciplinary fields into a dialogue to critically question the values and conceptual assumptions that frame the practices of felid conservation today. Compassionate conservation and multispecies studies share many synergies and conceptual overlaps despite emerging from different academic domains. We identified four key areas for further exploration: (1) A shift in emphasis from practices of killing to the underlying assumptions that make forms of killing permissible and ethically unproblematic. (2) Re-engagement with individuals, not just species, in conservation settings. (3) Unsettling human exceptionalism through an emphasis on the agency of animals and an ethic involving compassion. (4) Acknowledging the ways in which humans co-become with other animals and cultivating relationships of multispecies cohabitation and flourishing.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Animals
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/ani12212996
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 0608 Zoology, 0702 Animal Production
dc.title	Re-Thinking Felid–Human Entanglements through the Lenses of Compassionate Conservation and Multispecies Studies
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	0608 Zoology
utslib.for	0702 Animal Production
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/TD School
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-11-13T23:32:20Z
pubs.issue	21
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	12
utslib.citation.issue	21

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With many felid species in widespread decline, re-thinking the messy felid–human entanglements is a necessary step for fostering coexistence as current conservation frameworks centered on human exceptionalism and widespread violence toward wild animals are conspicuously failing felids. This paper argues for fostering a critical awareness of how we understand our relationships with nonhuman animals, particularly in the context of conservation. We bring two distinct but related interdisciplinary fields into a dialogue to critically question the values and conceptual assumptions that frame the practices of felid conservation today. Compassionate conservation and multispecies studies share many synergies and conceptual overlaps despite emerging from different academic domains. We identified four key areas for further exploration: (1) A shift in emphasis from practices of killing to the underlying assumptions that make forms of killing permissible and ethically unproblematic. (2) Re-engagement with individuals, not just species, in conservation settings. (3) Unsettling human exceptionalism through an emphasis on the agency of animals and an ethic involving compassion. (4) Acknowledging the ways in which humans co-become with other animals and cultivating relationships of multispecies cohabitation and flourishing.

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