Title: Beware of the Human
Subtitle: 1080 Poison-A Plea for Compassionate Conservation
Description: Native birds are endangered in New Zealand. For many 'predators such as possums, rats and stoats have caused this problem. The solution is said to be 1080 poison, which is spread by helicopters over forests. Animals take hours to die from 1080, and the death is according to one vet, 'not a pretty sight'. But the 1080 solution is a contentious issue in New Zealand. Those opposing it are often labelled as science deniers or worse. In this book, the author questions this solution to the problem. He shows that it is based on only one view of science, a mechanistic view. Instead, he presence social science and philosophical arguments for a more compassionate response to the problem where the inherent value of all living beings is acknowledged.
Subjects: 1080 poison, Compassionate Conservation, Animal Ethics