Managing the Return of the Wild: Human Encounters with Wolves in Europe

By: Michaela Fenske

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Synopsis: This book explores attitudes and strategies towards the return of the wild in times of ecological crisis, focusing on wolves in Europe. The contributions from a variety of disciplines discuss human encounters with wolves, engaging with traditional narratives and contemporary conflicts. Covering a range of geographical areas, the case studies featured demonstrate the tremendous impact of the return of the wolf in European societies. Wolves are a keystone species that exemplify humanity’s relation to what is called nature and their return generates powerful debates about what ‘nature’ actually is and how much it is needed or should be permitted to exist. The book considers the return of the wild as a catalyst for fundamental socio-biological changes of the world within human societies, and the various responses of humans to wolves demonstrate both our potential and limitations when it comes to multispecies communities and negotiating societal change. Managing the Return of the Wild will be relevant to a broad audience interested in discussions of social and ecological conflict today, including scholars from multispecies studies and diverse disciplines such as biology, forestry management and folklore studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781351127769
Related ISBNs:: 9781351127783, 9780815353416, 9780815353416, 9780367498733, 9780367498733
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/01/20
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Michaela Fenske and Bernhard Tschofen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Michaela Fenske
Edited by:: Bernhard Tschofen