Cats and Conservationists : The Debate Over Who Owns the Outdoors /
"Cats and Conservationists is the first multidisciplinary analysis of the heated debate about free-roaming cats. The debate pits conservationists against cat lovers, who disagree both on the ecological damage caused by the cats and the best way to manage them. An impassioned and spirited confli...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Cats and Conservationists : |b The Debate Over Who Owns the Outdoors / |c Dara M. Wald and Anna L. Peterson. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Cat Problem -- Chapter 3: The Science Problem and Framing -- Chapter 4: The Values Problem -- Chapter 5: The Social Problem -- Chapter 6: Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors | |
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| 520 | |a "Cats and Conservationists is the first multidisciplinary analysis of the heated debate about free-roaming cats. The debate pits conservationists against cat lovers, who disagree both on the ecological damage caused by the cats and the best way to manage them. An impassioned and spirited conflict, it also sheds light on larger questions about how we interpret science, incorporate diverse perspectives, and balance competing values in order to encourage constructive dialogue on contentious social and environmental issues. On one side of the cat debate stand many environmentalists, especially birders and conservation organizations, who believe that outdoor cats seriously threaten native wildlife. On the other side are many animal welfare advocates, who believe that outdoor cats generally do not pose a major ecological threat and that it is possible for cats and wildlife to coexist. They believe that it is possible, mainly through trap-neuter-return projects (TNR), to keep free-roaming cat populations in check without killing large numbers of cats. Careful analysis suggests that there remain important questions about the science on both cat predation and TNR effectiveness. Yet both sides of the conflict insist that the evidence is clear-cut. This false certainty contributes to conflict between conservationists and cat lovers, and obscures common goals that could generate constructive discussions and collaborative efforts among scientists, policymakers, conservationists, and animal welfare advocates. Cats and Conservationists aims to facilitate such collaboration in order to manage outdoor cats and minimize the damage they cause. It also offers models for constructive debates about the public role of science in other polarized public conflicts over science and environmental topics"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Cats |x Biological control. |9 163071 | |
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Cats and Conservationists : The Debate Over Who Owns the Outdoors /