Wonderful post ! I think this is a good exemplar of how predation related RWAS thought should be presented, and I’m incredibly glad you delved into the conservationists’ worldview.
There is still a pending question in my mind, however, that has to do with the “One Health” perspective that healthy ecosystems have a positive benefit on human health. I guess there are some interventions that actually maximize health benefit while minimizing animal suffering (we know those in animal farming, namely not doing it), and if anything, this could favor specific rewilding projects while discarding the ones that are only motivated by a conservationist aesthetic.
Wonderful post ! I think this is a good exemplar of how predation related RWAS thought should be presented, and I’m incredibly glad you delved into the conservationists’ worldview.
There is still a pending question in my mind, however, that has to do with the “One Health” perspective that healthy ecosystems have a positive benefit on human health. I guess there are some interventions that actually maximize health benefit while minimizing animal suffering (we know those in animal farming, namely not doing it), and if anything, this could favor specific rewilding projects while discarding the ones that are only motivated by a conservationist aesthetic.