Foreword Benjamin B. Beck Preface Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why It Shouldn''t Be All about Us Acknowledgments Part One Ethics, Conservation, and Animal Protection Trying to Make Difficult Decisions Easier 1 The Infirm Ethical Foundations of Conservation John A. Vucetich and Michael P. Nelson 2 Venturing beyond the Tyranny of Small Differences The Animal Protection Movement, Conservation, and Environmental Education Paul Waldau 3 Ecocide and the Extinction of Animal Minds Eileen Crist 4 Talking about Bushmeat Dale Peterson 5 Conservation, Animal Rights, and Human Welfare A Pragmatic View of the "Bushmeat Crisis" Ben A. Minteer Part 2 Conservation Behavior and "Enlightened Management" Guidelines for Restoring, Recreating, and Redecorating Nature 6 Why We Really Don''t Care about the Evidence in Evidence-Based Decision Making in Conservation (and How to Change This) Daniel T. Blumstein 7 Cautionary Wildlife Tales Learning to Fail or Failing to Learn? Joel Berger 8 Coyotes, Compassionate Conservation, and Coexistence Why Ignoring Nature Means Ineffective "Predator Management" Camilla H. Fox 9 Why Evolutionary Biology Is Important for Conservation Toward Evolutionarily Sustainable Harvest Management Marco Festa-Bianchet 10 Reintroductions to "Ratchet Up" Public Perceptions of Biodiversity Reversing the Extinction of Experience through Animal Restorations Philip J. Seddon and Yolanda van Heezik 11 Przewalski''s Horses and Red Wolves Importance of Behavioral Research for Species Brought Back from the Brink of Extinction Sarah R.
B. King 12 Why Individuals Matter Lessons in Animal Welfare and Conservation Liv Baker Part 3 Conservation Economics and Politics It All Comes Down to Money 13 The Imperative of Steady State Economics for Wild Animal Welfare Brian Czech 14 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Tourism in New Zealand Engaging with the Conservation Economy Eric J. Shelton Part Four Human Dimensions of Social Justice, Empathy, and Compassion for Animals and Other Nature 15 Anthropological Perspectives on Ignoring Nature Barbara J. King 16 Nature and Animals in Human Social Interactions Fostering Environmental Identity Susan Clayton 17 Conservation Social Work The Interconnectedness of Biodiversity Health and Human Resilience Philip Tedeschi, Sarah M. Bexell, and Jolie NeSmith 18 The War on Nature--Turning the Tide? Lessons from Other Movements and Conservation History David Johns 19 Consuming Nature The Cultural Politics of Animals and the Environment in the Mass Media Carrie Packwood Freeman and Jason Leigh Jarvis 20 Children, Animals, and Social Neuroscience Empathy, Conservation Education, and Activism Olin E. "Gene" Myers Jr. Part 5 Culture, Religion, and Spirituality Using Empathy and Compassion to Develop a Unified Global Movement to Protect Animals and Their Homes 21 Compassionate Conservation A Paradigm Shift for Wildlife Management in Australasia Daniel Ramp, Dror Ben-Ami, Keely Boom, and David B. Croft 22 China''s Wildlife Crisis Cultural Tradition or Politics of Development Peter J.
Li 23 A Triangular Playing Field The Social, Economic, and Ethical Context of Conserving India''s Natural Heritage Vivek Menon 24 Conservation and Its Challenges in Kenya Josphat Ngonyo and Mariam Wanjala 25 Is Green Religion an Oxymoron? Biocultural Evolution and Earthly Spirituality Bron Taylor 26 Avatar The Search for Biosynergy and Compassion Anthony L. Rose and A. Gabriela Rose Some Closing Words Moving Ahead with Heart, Peace, and Compassion Marc Bekoff About the Contributors Contributors'' Contact Information Index.