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Author:

Warwick, Hugh, author.

Title:

Cull of the wild : killing in the name of conservation / Hugh Warwick.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Wildlife,

Copyright Date:

2024

Description:

304 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
NAT037000
NATURE / Animals / Wildlife
Literature
Biography & non-fiction prose
Biodiversity
Conservation of wildlife & habitats
Wildlife: general interest
Hunting or shooting animals & game
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Conservation of the environment
Wildlife conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
Wildlife management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 294) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Chapter One: Hedgehogs -- Aside: Cane toads -- Chapter Two: Residents -- Aside: Capercaillie and the pine marten -- Chapter Three: Squirrels -- Aside: Deer -- Chapter Four: Lundy -- Aside: Dormice -- Chapter Five: Scilly -- Aside: Galapagos -- Chapter Six: Orkney -- Aside: Raccoons -- Chapter Seven: Minkicide -- Aside: Pythons -- Chapter Eight: Keepers -- Aside: Cocaine hippos -- Chapter Nine: New Zealand -- Aside: Scottish wildcat -- Chapter Ten: Compassionate conservation -- Aside: Fortress conservation -- Chapter Eleven: Manifesto for ethically consistent conservation -- Acknowledgements -- Index

Summary:

"Investigating the ethical and practical challenges of countering one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1399403745
9781399403740

LCCN:

bl2024013182

Locations:

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)