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Putting a provocative new slant on the history of US conservation Vanishing America reveals how wilderness preservation efforts became entangled with racial anxietiesspecifically the fear that forces of modern civilization unless checked would sap white Americas vigor and staminaNineteenthcentury citizens of European descent widely believed that Native Americans would eventually vanish from the continent Indian society was thought to be tied to the wilderness and the manifest destiny of US westward expansion coupled with industrys evergrowing hunger for natural resources presaged the disappearance of Indian peoples Yet as the frontier drew to a close some naturalists chronicling the loss of animal and plant populations began to worry that white Americans might soon share the Indians presumed fateMiles Powell explores how early conservationists such as George Perkins Marsh William Temple Hornaday and Aldo Leopold became convinced that the continued vitality of Americas Nordic and AngloSaxon races depended on preserving the wilderness Fears over the destiny of white Americans drove some conservationists to embrace scientific racism eugenics and restrictive immigration laws Although these activists laid the groundwork for the modern environmental movement and its many successes the consequences of their racial anxieties persist
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Putting a provocative new slant on the history of US conservation Vanishing America reveals how wilderness preservation efforts became entangled with racial anxietiesspecifically the fear that forces of modern civilization unless checked would sap white Americas vigor and staminaNineteenthcentury citizens of European descent widely believed that Native Americans would eventually vanish from the continent Indian society was thought to be tied to the wilderness and the manifest destiny of US westward expansion coupled with industrys evergrowing hunger for natural resources presaged the disappearance of Indian peoples Yet as the frontier drew to a close some naturalists chronicling the loss of animal and plant populations began to worry that white Americans might soon share the Indians presumed fateMiles Powell explores how early conservationists such as George Perkins Marsh William Temple Hornaday and Aldo Leopold became convinced that the continued vitality of Americas Nordic and AngloSaxon races depended on preserving the wilderness Fears over the destiny of white Americans drove some conservationists to embrace scientific racism eugenics and restrictive immigration laws Although these activists laid the groundwork for the modern environmental movement and its many successes the consequences of their racial anxieties persist
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At the dawn of the 21st century it is clear that changes of enormous ecological significance are occuring on our planet The ozone layer is beginning to disintegrate Since 1970 the worlds forests have almost halved A quarter of the worlds fish have been depleted We live in an age of ecocide 70 of biologists believe the world is now in the midst of the fastest mass extinction of species in the planets 45 billionyear history Biodiversity loss is rated as a more serious environmental problem than the depletion of the ozone layer global warming or pollution and contamination How have we come to this and what can be done to conserve our environment for the future Ecocide A Short History of the Mass Extinction of Species examines the facts behind the figures to offer a disturbing account of the ecological impact that the human species has on the planet Research specialist Franz Broswimmer shows how we are wilfully destroying our world Highlighting important countermovements who are working for ecological democracy this unique book is essential for anyone who cares about conserving our environment for the future
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We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth biologists claimthe first one causednbspby humans Activists filmmakers writers and artists are seeking to bring the crisis to the publics attention through stories and images that use the strategies of elegy tragedy epic and even comedy Imagining Extinction is the first book to examine the cultural frameworks shaping these narratives and images Ursula K Heise argues that understanding these stories and symbols is indispensable for any effective advocacy on behalf of endangered species More than that she shows how biodiversity conservation even and especially in its scientific and legal dimensions is shaped by cultural assumptions about what is valuable in nature and what is not These assumptions are hardwired into even seemingly neutral tools such as biodiversity databases and laws for the protection of endangered species Heise shows that the conflicts and convergences of biodiversity conservation with animal welfare advocacy environmental justice and discussions about the Anthropocene open up a new vision of multispecies justice Ultimately Imagining Extinction demonstrates that biodiversity endangered species and extinction are not only scientific questions but issues of histories cultures and values
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Darwins Origin of Species and Dobzhanskys Genetics and the Origin of Species have been the cornerstones of modern evolutionary and population genetic theory for the past hundred years but in the twentyfirst century biologists will face graver problems of extinction In this collection a team of leading biologists demonstrates why the burgeoning field of conservation biology must continue to rely on the insights of population genetics if we are to preserve the diversity of living species Technological and theoretical developments throughout the 1990s have allowed for important new insights into how populations have evolved in response to past selection pressures while providing a broad new understanding of the genetic structure of natural populations The authors explore these advances and argue for the applicability of new genetic methods in conservation biology The volume covers such topics as the reasons for extinctions the best ways to measure biodiversity and the benefits and drawbacks of policies like captive breeding Genetics and the Extinction of Species is a rich source of information for biologists and policymakers who want to learn more about the host of tools theories and approaches available for conserving biodiversity In addition to the editors the contributors to the volume are William Amos Rebecca Cann Kathryn RodriguezClark Leslie Douglas Leonard Freed Paul Harvey Kent Holsinger Russell Lande and Helen Steers
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Patrick Brantlinger here examines the commonly held nineteenthcentury view that all primitive or savage races around the world were doomed sooner or later to extinction Warlike propensities and presumed cannibalism were regarded as simultaneously noble and suicidal accelerants of the downfall of other races after contact with white civilization Brantlinger finds at the heart of this belief the stereotype of the selfexterminating savage or the view that savagery is a sufficient explanation for the ultimate disappearance of savages from the grand theater of world history Humanitarians according to Brantlinger saw the problem in the same terms of inevitability or doom as did scientists such as Charles Darwin and Thomas Henry Huxley as well as propagandists for empire such as Charles Wentworth Dilke and James Anthony Froude Brantlinger analyzes the Irish Famine in the context of ideas and theories about primitive races in North America Australia New Zealand and elsewhere He shows that by the end of the nineteenth century especially through the influence of the eugenics movement extinction discourse was ironically applied to the great white race in various apocalyptic formulations With the rise of fascism and Nazism and with the gradual renewal of aboriginal populations in some parts of the world by the 1930s the stereotypic idea of fatal impact began to unravel as did also various more general forms of racebased thinking and of social Darwinism
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Joseph M Forshaw one of the worlds leading authorities on parrots calls attention to the threats they face They are one of the most endangered groups of birds with a growing number of species nearing extinction The main threats arise from habitat loss through deforestation and agricultural development and from the taking of birds for the international livebird trade Vanished and Vanishing Parrots brings together information on species that have become extinct in historical times with information on species that are in danger of becoming extinct to increase public awareness of the plight of these magnificent birds Vivid color plates by the wildlife artist Frank Knight draw attention to the spectacular species that we have lost or that could be lost Forshaws work gives us fascinating insight into these endangered and extinct parrots
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Joseph M Forshaw one of the worlds leading authorities on parrots calls attention to the threats they face They are one of the most endangered groups of birds with a growing number of species nearing extinction The main threats arise from habitat loss through deforestation and agricultural development and from the taking of birds for the international livebird trade Vanished and Vanishing Parrots brings together information on species that have become extinct in historical times with information on species that are in danger of becoming extinct to increase public awareness of the plight of these magnificent birds Vivid color plates by the wildlife artist Frank Knight draw attention to the spectacular species that we have lost or that could be lost Forshaws work gives us fascinating insight into these endangered and extinct parrots
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