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Wildlife, Land, and People
Donald G. Wetherell
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Description for Wildlife, Land, and People
Hardback. A wide-ranging study of people's diverse and often contradictory relationships with wild animals in the prairie provinces after 1870. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4217 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Encounters with wild animals are among the most significant relationships between humans and the natural world. Presenting a history of human interactions with wildlife in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan between 1870 and 1960, Wildlife, Land, and People 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. Donald Wetherell shows how utilitarian practices, in which humans viewed animals either as friendly sources of profit or ... Read more
Encounters with wild animals are among the most significant relationships between humans and the natural world. Presenting a history of human interactions with wildlife in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan between 1870 and 1960, Wildlife, Land, and People 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. Donald Wetherell shows how utilitarian practices, in which humans viewed animals either as friendly sources of profit or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Series
Carleton Library Series
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547919
SKU
V9780773547919
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About Donald G. Wetherell
Donald G. Wetherell is professor emeritus of heritage resources management at Athabasca University.
Reviews for Wildlife, Land, and People
"There is something in the tremendous loss of species at the hands of humans discussed here that invites comparison as a Prairies version of Farley Mowat's Sea of Slaughter." Darcy Ingram, University of Ottawa and Selkirk College " Wetherell (Alberta Formed- Alberta Transformed) has crafted a magnum opus of environmental history outlining the complex relationships between humans and wildlife on ... Read more