The Authors Clare Palmer is the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Professor of Liberal Arts & Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas A&M University in the USA. Bob Fischer is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University in the USA. Christian Gamborg is Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Jordan Hampton is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, an Adjunct Lecturer at Murdoch University, and a Consultant Veterinarian for Ecotone Wildlife, all in Australia. Peter Sandøe is Professor of Bioethics at the Department of Food and Resource Economics and Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

"The way this book is structured – using clear headings and an explanation of ethics that reflect the nuances and complexities of the subject – makes it an excellent resource for students, vets, wildlife managers, policymakers and interested members of the public."—Justine Shotton, BVA Past President and Head Vet for Wildlife and Exotics, RSPCAVet Record (April 2024)This book can equip people with an understanding of the ethical dilemmas that different worldviews create...This book provides readers with the concepts and language to communicate and anticipate this complexity and to better navigate divergent views"- Craig Stephen, McEachran Institute, CanadaJournal of Wildlife Diseases (2024)"if you are directly or indirectly interested in wildlife management and conservation and the ethical issues these throw up, rather than consider why you should read this book (or at least make forays into it), I would ask, more importantly, why you wouldn't, appealing as it does to a broad readership in the emerging field of wildlife ethics? It contains so much useful consolidated and clearly worked through background material and sound ethical theory and puts these to work in very practical ways that can be broadened out to be used in numerous other situations ... it will certainly equip you to take an ethical view of potential options and open your mind to wider consequences from the basis of sound contemporary understanding."—Pete Goddard, Chair of the UK's Wild Animal Welfare Committee, AberdeenshireThe UFAW Journal (Vol 33/2024)

• Foreword viiAcknowledgments ixPart 1 the Theory of Wildlife Ethics 11 Introduction 32 Valuing Wildlife 163 The Value of Wildness and Ecosystems 334 The Value of Species and Biodiversity 495 Valuing Wild Animals as Individuals 636 The Role of Ethical Theories 777 Wildlife Management and Conservation Models 948 Recent Movements in Wildlife Management 1129 Moral Disagreement about Wildlife 129Part 2 the Practice of Wildlife Ethics – Case Studies 14510 Conservation via Commodification: A Legal Trade in Rhino Horn? 14711 Hyperabundant Native Species: Deer in the Suburbs 16012 “Invasive” Animals: Predator Free New Zealand 17313 Indigenous Wildlife Use: Whaling and the Makah People 19014 Ex situ Conservation: The Giant Panda 20315 Wildlife Research: Toe- Clipping 21616 Zoonotic Disease: Bad Bats? 23017 The Cost of Green Energy: Wildlife and Wind Power 24518 Climate Change Interventions: Feeding Polar Bears? 25819 Conclusion: Wildlife Ethics – The Future 270Index 279

The Authors Clare Palmer is the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Professor of Liberal Arts & Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas A&M University in the USA. Bob Fischer is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University in the USA. Christian Gamborg is Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Jordan Hampton is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, an Adjunct Lecturer at Murdoch University, and a Consultant Veterinarian for Ecotone Wildlife, all in Australia. Peter Sandøe is Professor of Bioethics at the Department of Food and Resource Economics and Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

"The way this book is structured – using clear headings and an explanation of ethics that reflect the nuances and complexities of the subject – makes it an excellent resource for students, vets, wildlife managers, policymakers and interested members of the public."—Justine Shotton, BVA Past President and Head Vet for Wildlife and Exotics, RSPCAVet Record (April 2024)This book can equip people with an understanding of the ethical dilemmas that different worldviews create...This book provides readers with the concepts and language to communicate and anticipate this complexity and to better navigate divergent views"- Craig Stephen, McEachran Institute, CanadaJournal of Wildlife Diseases (2024)"if you are directly or indirectly interested in wildlife management and conservation and the ethical issues these throw up, rather than consider why you should read this book (or at least make forays into it), I would ask, more importantly, why you wouldn't, appealing as it does to a broad readership in the emerging field of wildlife ethics? It contains so much useful consolidated and clearly worked through background material and sound ethical theory and puts these to work in very practical ways that can be broadened out to be used in numerous other situations ... it will certainly equip you to take an ethical view of potential options and open your mind to wider consequences from the basis of sound contemporary understanding."—Pete Goddard, Chair of the UK's Wild Animal Welfare Committee, AberdeenshireThe UFAW Journal (Vol 33/2024)

• Foreword viiAcknowledgments ixPart 1 the Theory of Wildlife Ethics 11 Introduction 32 Valuing Wildlife 163 The Value of Wildness and Ecosystems 334 The Value of Species and Biodiversity 495 Valuing Wild Animals as Individuals 636 The Role of Ethical Theories 777 Wildlife Management and Conservation Models 948 Recent Movements in Wildlife Management 1129 Moral Disagreement about Wildlife 129Part 2 the Practice of Wildlife Ethics – Case Studies 14510 Conservation via Commodification: A Legal Trade in Rhino Horn? 14711 Hyperabundant Native Species: Deer in the Suburbs 16012 “Invasive” Animals: Predator Free New Zealand 17313 Indigenous Wildlife Use: Whaling and the Makah People 19014 Ex situ Conservation: The Giant Panda 20315 Wildlife Research: Toe- Clipping 21616 Zoonotic Disease: Bad Bats? 23017 The Cost of Green Energy: Wildlife and Wind Power 24518 Climate Change Interventions: Feeding Polar Bears? 25819 Conclusion: Wildlife Ethics – The Future 270Index 279

The Authors Clare Palmer is the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Professor of Liberal Arts & Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas A&M University in the USA. Bob Fischer is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University in the USA. Christian Gamborg is Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Jordan Hampton is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, an Adjunct Lecturer at Murdoch University, and a Consultant Veterinarian for Ecotone Wildlife, all in Australia. Peter Sandøe is Professor of Bioethics at the Department of Food and Resource Economics and Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

"The way this book is structured – using clear headings and an explanation of ethics that reflect the nuances and complexities of the subject – makes it an excellent resource for students, vets, wildlife managers, policymakers and interested members of the public."—Justine Shotton, BVA Past President and Head Vet for Wildlife and Exotics, RSPCAVet Record (April 2024)This book can equip people with an understanding of the ethical dilemmas that different worldviews create...This book provides readers with the concepts and language to communicate and anticipate this complexity and to better navigate divergent views"- Craig Stephen, McEachran Institute, CanadaJournal of Wildlife Diseases (2024)"if you are directly or indirectly interested in wildlife management and conservation and the ethical issues these throw up, rather than consider why you should read this book (or at least make forays into it), I would ask, more importantly, why you wouldn't, appealing as it does to a broad readership in the emerging field of wildlife ethics? It contains so much useful consolidated and clearly worked through background material and sound ethical theory and puts these to work in very practical ways that can be broadened out to be used in numerous other situations ... it will certainly equip you to take an ethical view of potential options and open your mind to wider consequences from the basis of sound contemporary understanding."—Pete Goddard, Chair of the UK's Wild Animal Welfare Committee, AberdeenshireThe UFAW Journal (Vol 33/2024)

• Foreword viiAcknowledgments ixPart 1 the Theory of Wildlife Ethics 11 Introduction 32 Valuing Wildlife 163 The Value of Wildness and Ecosystems 334 The Value of Species and Biodiversity 495 Valuing Wild Animals as Individuals 636 The Role of Ethical Theories 777 Wildlife Management and Conservation Models 948 Recent Movements in Wildlife Management 1129 Moral Disagreement about Wildlife 129Part 2 the Practice of Wildlife Ethics – Case Studies 14510 Conservation via Commodification: A Legal Trade in Rhino Horn? 14711 Hyperabundant Native Species: Deer in the Suburbs 16012 “Invasive” Animals: Predator Free New Zealand 17313 Indigenous Wildlife Use: Whaling and the Makah People 19014 Ex situ Conservation: The Giant Panda 20315 Wildlife Research: Toe- Clipping 21616 Zoonotic Disease: Bad Bats? 23017 The Cost of Green Energy: Wildlife and Wind Power 24518 Climate Change Interventions: Feeding Polar Bears? 25819 Conclusion: Wildlife Ethics – The Future 270Index 279