Reconceptualizing the Animal Pest
ENVS 314
Spring 2015
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01
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| Certificates: Environmental Studies |
| Course Cluster: Animal Studies |
This class will explore what it means--for society, for science, and for the animal--to designate and target a species as "pest animal" in the 21st century. As a case study, we will examine "the coyote as pest" in North America from a variety of perspectives--including the ecological, historical, geographical, legal, and cultural. In addition to examining the coyote in these contexts, we will challenge the status of pest in two key ways: (1) by scrutinizing the conservation science that influences the policy and practice of coyote management, (2) by using concepts of animal welfare science to develop a more compassionate and individual animal-based approach to mitigate wildlife-human conflicts. A major component of this class will be the generation of a joint report that integrates the information gleaned from an examination of the relevant literature and includes specific recommendations on how to reconceptualize "the coyote as pest." |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ENVS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
There is no textbook required for the class. Readings will be selected from the relevant literature. For example, excerpts will be read from:
Paul Waldau and Kimberley Patton (eds), ANIMALS IN RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND ETHICS
Rod Preece, ANIMALS AND NATURE: CULTURAL MYTHS, CULTURAL REALITIES
David Fraser, UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL WELFARE
Michael J. Bean and Melanie J. Rowland, THE EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE LAW
Ronald Rood, ANIMALS NOBODY LOVES
Lisa Mighetto, WILD ANIMALS AND AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Herman Dembeck, ANIMALS AND MEN
These readings will be in addition to peer-reviewed scientific literature.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Literature review, essays, oral presentations, term paper |
| Instructor(s): Baker,Liv Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: WYL113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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