Wildlife in Our Time
ENVS 110
Fall 2014
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01
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| Certificates: Environmental Studies |
| Course Cluster: Animal Studies |
The modern conservation movement developed from concerns over the loss of wilderness and the extinction of species through exploitation. As a result, the welfare of individual, wild animals has not been a focus of our conservation practices. Instead we have tended to focus on the health of populations, preservation of species, and overall biodiversity. In light of habitat loss, climate change, increased human-wildlife conflict, and the current global extinction crisis, we are wise to rethink how we care for wildlife.
This course introduces students to the concepts of animal welfare and compassionate conservation. We will explore the shared and conflicting concerns of animal welfare and conservation from historical and current perspectives. In doing so, we will examine these issues in popular media (film and press) and academic (including scientific) literature.
We will explore why some wild animals are considered pest species, why endangered species get special treatment (and if the animals of these species are better off), as well as the issue of keeping animals in zoos in the name of conservation. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ENVS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Marc Bekoff (Editor), IGNORING NATURE NO MORE: THE CASE FOR COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATION
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short writing assignments, term paper, group quantitative project |
| Instructor(s): Baker,Liv Times: .M...F. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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