Compassion as a practical and evolved ethic for conservation

Ramp, D; Bekoff, M

Compassion as a practical and evolved ethic for conservation

Ramp, D

Bekoff, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: BioScience, 2015, 65 (3), pp. 323 - 327
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ramp, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-9898	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bekoff, M	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:08:20Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	BioScience, 2015, 65 (3), pp. 323 - 327	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0006-3568	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/34122
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. The ethical position underpinning decisionmaking is an important concern for conservation biologists when setting priorities for interventions. The recent debate on how best to protect nature has centered on contrasting intrinsic and aesthetic values against utilitarian and economic values, driven by an inevitable global rise in conservation conflicts. These discussions have primarily been targeted at species and ecosystems for success, without explicitly expressing concern for the intrinsic value and welfare of individual animals. In part, this is because animal welfare has historically been thought of as an impediment to conservation. However, practical implementations of conservation that provide good welfare outcomes for individuals are no longer conceptually challenging; they have become reality. This reality, included under the auspices of "compassionate conservation," reflects an evolved ethic for sharing space with nature and is a major step forward for conservation.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	BioScience	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/biosci/biu223	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Ecology	en_US
dc.title	Compassion as a practical and evolved ethic for conservation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	65	en_US
utslib.for	060208 Terrestrial Ecology	en_US
utslib.for	060801 Animal Behaviour	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	65	en_US

Abstract:

© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. The ethical position underpinning decisionmaking is an important concern for conservation biologists when setting priorities for interventions. The recent debate on how best to protect nature has centered on contrasting intrinsic and aesthetic values against utilitarian and economic values, driven by an inevitable global rise in conservation conflicts. These discussions have primarily been targeted at species and ecosystems for success, without explicitly expressing concern for the intrinsic value and welfare of individual animals. In part, this is because animal welfare has historically been thought of as an impediment to conservation. However, practical implementations of conservation that provide good welfare outcomes for individuals are no longer conceptually challenging; they have become reality. This reality, included under the auspices of "compassionate conservation," reflects an evolved ethic for sharing space with nature and is a major step forward for conservation.

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