Using an ecological ethics framework to make decisions about the relocation of wildlife

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-521

  McCoy, Earl D ^a   Berry, Kristin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Decision making; Ecological ethics; Management; Moral dilemmas; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 57249097122     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9091-4     Document Type: Article

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