Barbara K. Jones has made her career out of both teaching anthropology and researching human perceptions of nature

“Language is too often an overlooked point of leverage in wildlife struggles. In “Un-natural Discourse” Barbara shows how terms like “invasive” or “nuisance wildlife” can preclude conversation. In contrast, she notes, advocates actively reclaiming the narrative with terms like “ecosystem services” and “restoration” can effectively reshape the outcome as well.”

• Chapter 1: Narratives as DiscourseChapter 2: Reconsidering the Boundaries that Wildlife Stories have BuiltChapter 3: American Bison: Why is it our national mammal?Chapter 4: Caribou: When being called a reindeer must really matterChapter 5: Gray Wolf and Grizzly Bear: Little Red Riding Hood and the Teddy BearChapter 6: American Beaver: Made BeaverChapter 7: The Question of Social Carrying Capacity

Barbara K. Jones has made her career out of both teaching anthropology and researching human perceptions of nature

“Language is too often an overlooked point of leverage in wildlife struggles. In “Un-natural Discourse” Barbara shows how terms like “invasive” or “nuisance wildlife” can preclude conversation. In contrast, she notes, advocates actively reclaiming the narrative with terms like “ecosystem services” and “restoration” can effectively reshape the outcome as well.”

• Chapter 1: Narratives as DiscourseChapter 2: Reconsidering the Boundaries that Wildlife Stories have BuiltChapter 3: American Bison: Why is it our national mammal?Chapter 4: Caribou: When being called a reindeer must really matterChapter 5: Gray Wolf and Grizzly Bear: Little Red Riding Hood and the Teddy BearChapter 6: American Beaver: Made BeaverChapter 7: The Question of Social Carrying Capacity