Title: Wildlife, land, and people : a century of change in Prairie Canada /
Authors: Wetherell, Donald G. 1949-
Year: 2016
Subjects: Human-animal relationships Prairie Provinces History.; Nature Effect of human beings on Prairie Provinces History.; Animal ecology Prairie Provinces History.; Human ecology Prairie Provinces History.; Animal ecology; Human-animal relationships; Human ecology; Nature Effect of human beings on; Prairie Provinces History.; Prairie Provinces
Abstract: Presenting a history of human interactions with wildlife in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan between 1870 and 1960, this book examines the confrontations that led to diverse consequences - from the near annihilation of some species to the extraordinary preservation of others - and skilfully finds the roots of these relationships in people's needs for food, sport, security, economic development, personal fulfillment, and identity.
Contents: The state of things: wildlife, land, and people after 1870 -- Some perspectives on animal behaviour -- Friends and foes -- A pursuit of utility: the state and wildlife -- Eating wild animals -- Hunting as sport: ideals and practice -- Reconstructing nature: acclimatizing animals for the wild -- It's a war: farming and wildlife -- First nations, the state, and the economy of wildlife -- Economics and nostalgia: encounters with fur-bearers -- The spectacle of nature: wildlife and the national parks -- Rounding out a full life: traditions of natural history -- Displaying wild animals -- Conclusion: fitting and not fitting together.