Trophy Hunting

Author : Geoffrey Beattie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000693164

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This book explores the psychology of trophy hunting from a critical perspective and considers the reasons why some people engage in the controversial activity of killing often endangered animals for sport. Recent highly charged debate, reaching a peak with the killing of Cecil the lion in 2015, has brought trophy hunting under unprecedented public scrutiny, and yet the psychology of trophy hunting crucially remains under-explored. Considering all related issues from the evolutionary perspective and ‘inclusive fitness’, to personality and individual factors like narcissism, empathy, and the Duchenne smiles of hunters posing with their prey, Professor Beattie makes connections between a variety of indicators of prestige and dominance, showing how trophy hunting is inherently linked to a desire for status. He argues that we need to identify, analyse and deconstruct the factors that hold the behaviour of trophy hunting in place if we are to understand why it continues, and indeed why it flourishes, in an age of collapsing ecosystems and dwindling species populations. The first book of its kind to examine current research critically to determine whether there really is an evolutionary argument for trophy hunting, and what range of motivations and personality traits may be linked to this activity. This is essential reading for students and academics in psychology, geography, business, environmental studies, animal welfare as well as policy makers and charities in these and related areas. It is of major relevance for anyone who cares about the future of our planet and the species that inhabit it.

Author : C. J. Box
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101204962

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In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Joe Pickett series, the Wyoming game warden is up against a vicious killer who's more beast than man... Local authorities in Twelve Sleep County, Wyoming, are quick to label a rash of animal mutilations as the work of a grizzly bear, but game warden Joe Pickett suspects that something far more sinister is afoot. And when the bodies of two men are found disfigured in the same way, his worst fears are confirmed: A modern-day Jack the Ripper is on the loose—and the killings have just begun.

Author : Nikolaj Bichel,Adam Hart
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789811999765

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Trophy Hunting by Nikolaj Bichel,Adam Hart Pdf

This book gets to the heart of trophy hunting, unpacking and explaining its multiple facets and controversies, and exploring why it divides environmentalists, the hunting community, and the public. Bichel and Hart provide the first interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to the study of trophy hunting, investigating the history of trophy hunting, and delving into the background, identity and motivation of trophy hunters. They also explore the role of social media and anthropomorphism in shaping trophy hunting discourse, as well as the viability of trophy hunting as a wildlife management tool, the ideals of fair chase and sportsmanship, and what hunting trophies are, both literally and in terms of their symbolic value to hunters and non-hunters. The analyses and discussions are underpinned by a consideration of the complex moral and practical conflicts between animal rights and conservation paradigms. This book appeals to scholars in environmental philosophy, conservation and environmental studies, as well as hunters, hunting opponents, wildlife management practitioners, and policymakers, and anyone with a broad interest in human–wildlife relations.

Author : Geoffrey Beattie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000692808

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Trophy Hunting by Geoffrey Beattie Pdf

This book explores the psychology of trophy hunting from a critical perspective and considers the reasons why some people engage in the controversial activity of killing often endangered animals for sport. Recent highly charged debate, reaching a peak with the killing of Cecil the lion in 2015, has brought trophy hunting under unprecedented public scrutiny, and yet the psychology of trophy hunting crucially remains under-explored. Considering all related issues from the evolutionary perspective and ‘inclusive fitness’, to personality and individual factors like narcissism, empathy, and the Duchenne smiles of hunters posing with their prey, Professor Beattie makes connections between a variety of indicators of prestige and dominance, showing how trophy hunting is inherently linked to a desire for status. He argues that we need to identify, analyse and deconstruct the factors that hold the behaviour of trophy hunting in place if we are to understand why it continues, and indeed why it flourishes, in an age of collapsing ecosystems and dwindling species populations. The first book of its kind to examine current research critically to determine whether there really is an evolutionary argument for trophy hunting, and what range of motivations and personality traits may be linked to this activity. This is essential reading for students and academics in psychology, geography, business, environmental studies, animal welfare as well as policy makers and charities in these and related areas. It is of major relevance for anyone who cares about the future of our planet and the species that inhabit it.

Author : Barney Dickson,Jonathan Hutton,William A. Adams
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 144430318X

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Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods by Barney Dickson,Jonathan Hutton,William A. Adams Pdf

Recreational hunting has long been a controversial issue. Is it a threat to biodiversity or can it be a tool for conservation, giving value to species and habitats that might otherwise be lost? Are the moral objections to hunting for pleasure well founded? Does recreational hunting support rural livelihoods in developing countries, or are these benefits exaggerated by proponents? For the first time, this book addresses many of the issues that are fundamental to an understanding of the real role of recreational hunting in conservation and rural development. It examines the key issues, asks the difficult questions, and seeks to present the answers to guide policy. Where the answers are not available, it highlights gaps in our knowledge and lays out the research agenda for the next decade.

Author : Simon Harrison
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857454980

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Dark Trophies by Simon Harrison Pdf

Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of misconduct among military personnel over the past two centuries, exploring its close connections with colonialism, scientific collecting and concepts of race, and how it is a model for violent power relationships between groups.

Author : N. Leader-Williams,J. A. Kayera
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 2831703158

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Tourist Hunting in Tanzania by N. Leader-Williams,J. A. Kayera Pdf

This book presents 21 papers given at a workshop held to demonstrate future policy towards hunting by tourists in Tanzania. The volume brings together contributions from experts from eastern and southern African countries. Papers cover a range of topics from administration of hunting, setting quotas, safari volume and returns from hunting, the involvement of local communities, and the professional hunter. The volume also includes recommendations from the workshop that were used to guide the preparation of policy. A comprehensive guide to different aspects of hunting as a form of wildlife use in Africa.

Author : Kenneth P. Czech
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Big game hunting
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119408081

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An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785 to 1950 by Kenneth P. Czech Pdf

Author : Michael Ashcroft
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781785906121

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Unfair Game by Michael Ashcroft Pdf

In April 2019 Lord Ashcroft published the results of his year-long investigation into South Africa's captive-bred lion industry. Over eleven pages of a single edition of the Mail on Sunday he showed why this sickening trade, which involves appalling cruelty to the 'King of the Savannah' from birth to death, has become a stain on the country. Unfair Game, to be published in June 2020, features the shocking results of a new inquiry Lord Ashcroft has conducted into South Africa's lion business. In the book, he shows how tourists are unwittingly being used to support the abuse of lions; he details how lions are being tranquilised and then hunted in enclosed spaces; he urges the British government to ban the import of captive-bred lion trophies; and he demonstrates why Asia's insatiable appetite for lion bones has become a multimillion-dollar business linked to criminality and corruption, which now underpins South Africa's captive lion industry.

Author : Richard B. Harris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317452034

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Wildlife Conservation in China by Richard B. Harris Pdf

Very little is known about the issue of wildlife conservation within China. Even China specialists get a meager ration of stories about pandas giving birth in zoos, or poachers in some remote setting being apprehended. But what does the future hold for China's wildlife? In this thoughtful work the leading U.S. expert on wildlife projects in Western China presents a multi-faceted assessment of the topic. Richard B. Harris draws on twenty years of experience working in China, and incorporates perspectives ranging from biology through Chinese history and tradition, to interpret wildlife conservation issues in a cultural context. In non-technical language, Harris shows that, particularly in its vast western sections where most species of wildlife still have a chance to survive, China has adopted a strongly preservationist, "hands-off" approach to wildlife without confronting the larger and more difficult problem of habitat loss. This policy treats wildlife conservation as a strictly technical problem - and thus prioritizes captive breeding to meet the demand for animal products - while ignoring the manifold cultural, social, and economic dimensions that truly dictate how wild animals will fare in their interaction with the physical and human environments. The author concludes that any successes this policy achieves will be temporary.

Author : Peet van der Merwe
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780992235918

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Game Farm and Hunting Tourism by Peet van der Merwe Pdf

Wildlife tourism, of which game farms form an important part, is one of South Africa's biggest tourism products with more game conserved and land under protection than all provincial and national parks combined. Therefore wildlife tourism, especially hunting, is a very important source of income for the country and contributes to job creation in rural provinces like Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West and Eastern Cape. This book places emphasis on hunting (trophy and biltong), game farm development for tourism purposes, game management, game farming and the law, and important future trends. The book is aimed at game farm owners, hunters, hunting outfitters, professional hunters and students in search of knowledge concerning game farm and hunting tourism.

Author : Rosie Cooney,Barney Dickson
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849770583

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Biodiversity and the Precautionary Principle by Rosie Cooney,Barney Dickson Pdf

Great uncertainty typically surrounds decisions and management actions in the conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management, and yet there are risks of serious and irreversible harm for both biodiversity and the humans that rely on it. The precautionary principle arguably underlies all international conservation efforts and promotes acting to avoid serious or irreversible environmental harm, despite lack of scientific certainty as to the likelihood, magnitude or cause of harm. This book is the first to examine the application of the precautionary principle to biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, incorporating perspectives from scientists, economists, lawyers and practitioners from both developing and developed countries. It analyses the application and impacts of the principle in many areas including forestry, invasive alien species, wildlife trade, protected areas and fisheries, in a range of national and international contexts. Particular attention is drawn to issues of equity, livelihoods, science and politics, and the book provides guidelines for applying the precautionary principle to biodiversity conservation and natural resource management.

Author : Tanya Jeal
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 154858021X

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Trophy Hunting Its a Business... by Tanya Jeal Pdf

Rachel and Jessica are nine & ten with love for life. One day they came across big game hunters enjoying their killing sport. Knowing that this is wrong, the two girls must do everything in their power to punch them.

Author : Andrew Butterworth
Publisher : CABI
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781786392459

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Animal Welfare in a Changing World by Andrew Butterworth Pdf

Contemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate and environmental change. The book explores the effects of fences on wild animals and human impacts on carrion animals; the impacts of tourism on animal welfare; philosophical questions about speciesism; and the quality and quantity of animal lives. The welfare impacts of human-animal interactions are explored, including human impacts on marine mammals, fish, wildlife, and companion and farm animals. Animal Welfare in a Changing World provides: Concise, opinion-based views on important issues in animal welfare by world experts and key opinion leaders. Pieces based on experience, which balance evidence-based approaches and the welfare impacts of direct engagement through training, campaigning and education. A wide-ranging collection of examples and descriptions of animal welfare topics which outline dilemmas in the real world, that are sometimes challenging, and not always comfortable reading. This is a 'must-read' book for animal and veterinary scientists, ethologists, policy and opinion leaders, NGOs, conservation biologists and anyone who feels passionately about the welfare of animals

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251097649

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Sustainable Wildlife Management - Unasylva 249 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Wildlife management is the focus of considerable international debate because of its importance for biodiversity conservation, human safety, livelihoods and food security. Local people have been managing wildlife for millennia, including through hunting. Sufficient examples are presented in this edition to show that sustainable wildlife management is also feasible in the modern era. In some cases, a sustainable offtake – by local people, trophy hunters and legitimate wildlife traders – is provin g vital to obtain local buy-in to wildlife management and to pay the costs of maintaining habitats. No doubt the debate will continue on the best ways to manage wildlife; this edition of Unasylva is a contribution to that.