Sharing Space with Wildlife Demands Ethics
The miracle of sentient life and the agony of suffering demand establishing a code of ethics that would govern all structures of wildlife management.
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Author: Gosia Bryja
From Landscapes of Fear to Landscapes of Co-existence
In their true meaning, words like co-existence and co-habitation mean that humans and wild animals co-shape spaces. A mutuality of effort takes place. An effort is a crucial word, as well as openness of mind. This is the only path worth taking. It’s high time for a different way of thinking to prevail, one which embraces the mystery of nature and the ongoing evolution of dynamic social-ecological systems.
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Review: “Talking With Bears” celebrates Charlie Russell’s life
In the name of progress, we have built the world based on lies that codified our distorted vision of nature. Our anthropocentric worldview turned the wonder of the living world into an object of fear and hatred. No winners, only losers, emerged from the transformation.
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Opinion: Coyotes in Stanley Park – we need to do less killing and more learning
Humans and wildlife can co-exist. If scientifically based compassionate measures are tried, if both humans and wildlife are offered a chance to succeed, we could not only save coyotes from unnecessary death but also salvage our own humanity.
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Walled by Fear
In the Western context, the fear of wild animals reflects our distorted perception of risk, not the risk itself. Unfortunately, this is a consequential fallacy that victimizes carnivores.
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