Who Cares About Wildlife? Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues /

• Main Author: Manfredo, Michael J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Environment.; Animal ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Social sciences.; Environmental Management.; Animal Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Nature Conservation.; Social Sciences, general.

Wildlife holds a special place in the human consciousness. It is a source of attraction and fear, material value and symbolic meaning, religious or spiritual significance, and it is a barometer of people’s concern for environmental sustainability. Why do humans care so much about wildlife? In Who Ca...