Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031985Rolston, Holmes, III, Duties to Endangered Species, BioScience 35, no. 11 (December 1985): 718-726. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1310053http://hdl.handle.net/10217/37103Includes bibliographical references (page 276).Neither scientists nor ethicists have realized how concern for endangered species requires an unprecedented mix of biology and ethics. The usual approach says that there are only duties to other persons concerning species. Species are resources, rivets in ecosystems, a Rosetta stone for natural history. Direct duties to species requires analysis of what a species is, a dynamic life form, which the individual inherits, instantiates, and passes on. The wrong that humans are doing is stopping the historical flow in which the vitality of life is laid.born digitalarticleseng©1985 American Institute of Biological Sciences.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.ecosystemsbiological scienceconservationEndangered Species ActethicsaltruismTexthttps://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1310053