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Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature's Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature's Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Kelsi Nagy
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Edited by Phillip David Johnson II
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Conservation of the environment
Wildlife - general interest |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780816680559
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| Classifications | Dewey:591.62 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Publication Date |
1 April 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Why are some species admired or beloved while others are despised? In Trash Animals, a diverse group of environmental writers explores the natural history of wildlife species deemed filthy, unwanted, invasive, or worthless, highlighting the vexed relationship humans have with such creatures. Each essay focuses on a so-called trash species-gulls, carp, cockroaches, magpies, among others-examining the biology and behavior of each in contrast to the assumptions widely held about them. Identifying such animals as trash tells us nothing about problematic wildlife but rather reveals more about human expectations of, and frustrations with, the natural world.
Author Biography
Kelsi Nagy is a graduate student of anthrozoology at Canisius College.
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