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Scientific and ethical considerations in rare species protection: the case of beavers in Connecticut

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dc.contributor.authorDirrigl, Frank J., Jr., author
dc.contributor.authorRolston, Holmes, 1932-, author
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Joshua H., author
dc.contributor.authorIndiana University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-24T17:55:29Z
dc.date.available2022-08-24T17:55:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe protection of rare species abounds with scientific and ethical considerations. An ethical dilemma can emerge when the life of one species is valued higher than that of another, and so we discuss the basis of ranking, protection, and valuation of plants and animals. A duty to protect rare species exists in this age of great losses to plant and animal life, but the scientific and public communities are not always in agreement regarding what species deserve protection. Using a case study, we illustrate how the decision to kill beavers to protect a rare plant and rare animals found in a tidewater creek demanded an ecological ethic approach. We present the concept of a "conservation mediator" and how its use may help find a common ground between stakeholders and decision-makers in similar situations.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationFrank J. Dirrigl Jr., Holmes Rolston III, and Joshua H. Wilson, "Scientific and Ethical Considerations in Rare Species Protection: The Case of Beavers in Connecticut," Ethics & the Environment 26, no. 1 (2021): 121-140. doi: 10.2979/ethicsenviro.26.1.06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/235554
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Ethics: Anthologies and Journal Articles
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dc.subjectrare species protection
dc.subjectbeavers in Connecticut
dc.subjectecological ethics
dc.subjectconservation mediation
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.subjectdecision-makers
dc.titleScientific and ethical considerations in rare species protection: the case of beavers in Connecticut
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