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how long have we started agriculture?

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10 thousand years ago

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what is monocultural fields

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in agriculture where one plot of land or field is just one single type of crop, this is not naturally occuring

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terraforming

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process of modifying the planet, in the case of agriculture, the land for planting purposes

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human-animal symbiosis

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humans and domesticated animals mutually benefit each other

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human benefit animals in

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providing feed, care, and shelter

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animals benefit humans in

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providing commodities, labour, recreation, better nutrients & health, improved quality of life, protection, entertainment, and companionship

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domestication of animals

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a process through which a wild animal becomes dependent on humans
humans also become dependent on the domesticated animal
process of 2 species evolving together by directly impacting the other
includes cross-generational breeding which leads to evolutionary changes in the domesticate

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features of domesticates

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  • hierarchical species that readily submit to dominance
  • can restrain aggressiveness
  • easy to tame
  • can live without stress around humans
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companion domesticates

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guardians or companions to us
they fulfil our desire to be wanted and accepted
provide a focus of attention and care
provide comfort, security, pleasure, and emotional value

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domestication of the dog

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oldest domesticated animal
since 14 thousand years ago
derived from gray wolves
canis lupus -> canis familiaris

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common ancestor of a dog and a bear

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Miacis

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immediate ancestor of the dog family

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Tomarctus

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pet ownership in the US

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63% of households have pets
27% of classrooms have pets
~$42 billion spent per year on pet costs

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relationship with pets

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similarities to our relationship to children
and also some objects and possessions
tend to make anthropomorphic interpretations of their behaviour

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elements of attachments with pets

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  • emotional bond
  • sense of compatibility
  • sense of security
  • desire to be together
  • mental representation of other’s mind
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interactions and play with pets

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bidirectional and contingent on each other
play is predictable and ritualised sequences (fetch)
each agent has expectations of the other’s actions

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talking with pets

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dogs understand short utterances and emotional valence

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care-giver relationship with pets

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we treat pets like we do children

restrict their movement, feed and clean, we decide what’s best for them, more tolerant of their undesirable behaviours

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Serpell General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and recreational walks

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dogs were found to provide significant improvements to health
dogs promoted much more physical activity
cats, improve but not significant

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benefits of pet-keeping

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  • reduce stress
  • lowered blood pressure
  • improved mood
  • reduced loneliness
  • better coping skills
  • therapeutic benefits
  • improve social interaction in children
  • might improve conditions such as autism and ADHD in children
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costs of pet-keeping

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  • disease concern
  • injury from pet
  • allergies
  • time-consuming, burdensome
  • expensive
  • if mismatched, can cause stress
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pet owners and conservation (positives)

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develop deeper concern for animals, perspective toward animals is anthropomorphic (more human-like, have cognition, have feelings)
enjoy contacting with animals and dislike harm towards them (want more wildlife interaction and dislike hunting or experimenting (animal testing)

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pet owners and conservation (negatives)

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want more exotic wildlife as a pet

this disrupts wildlife by disturbing local animals

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camp leakey, tanjung puting national park, indonesia

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orangutan

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the tree that owns itself

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jackson oak, white oak tree
william henry jackson put in his will that the tree cannot be cut down and must be protected
but the tree fell in 1942, a new tree is grown from the acorns of the prev tree

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public attitudes toward urban trees

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done in alabama
high value for tress on property and around community
support government planting of trees
think that developers should be regulated (cannot anyhow cut down trees for urban landscaping)

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greening of urban landscapes on mental health

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improved mental health when living in urban areas with more green space

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relationship between natural park usage and happiness

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does not hold true in SG

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positives of gardening

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tends to environment
create attractive arrangements and landscapes
safe environment for humans and pets
benefits our well-being and happiness
foster community efforts (everyone garden tgt)

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negatives of gardening

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converting ecosystems
fertiliser run-off
use of topsoil
introduction of exotic species (not native or naturally occurring)

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personal benefits to a gardener

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escape
identity
ownership

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cognitive benefits of greenery

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better attention
improve mood
increase creativity
thought inducing
can be mimicked by real-looking plant imitations too
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window with a view effect

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post-gallbladder surgery patients
- fewer pain-killers
- shorter recovery time
- fewer negative evaluations by nursing staff
office workers were more satisfied with work, more positive ratings given about their work, and had fewer health problems

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Roderick Nash

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meaningful relationship with nature is not completely disregarding urban context, to fully appreciate nature, you are comparing it with urbanisation

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people and parks

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parks are places designed to bring people in contact with natural elements of the environment in a safe and comfortable way
recreation and socialising
most often visited by middle class citizens
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benefits of parks

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  • restores psychological well-being
  • exercise and vigorous activity
  • lower health problems and mortality rate
  • augments social & community life
  • stress relief and away from noise pollution
  • lesser violence and crime (compared to urban city scape)
  • learning
  • improve cognition
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benefits of parks to children

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  • child development
  • unstructured play
  • improve navigation
  • reduce stress and disorder
  • high sensory input
  • attention and concentration
  • creativity and problem-solving
  • physical activity (motor skills)
  • arena for social interaction
38
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attention restoration theory

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natural stimuli can restore people’s attention, vigour, and cognition

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Jorgensen park restoration picture test

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test 1 -> scary movie -> test 2 -> photo exposure -> test 3 -> free questions
test: profile of mood and deep restoration scale
phot exposure: street, open park, manicured nature, wild nature
results: open park reduce tension and depression the most, manicured nature increased vigour the most

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Nanyang lake study

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test (base) -> stressor (construction) -> test (pre) -> park experience (restorative, but one is quiet and one has construction noise) -> test (post)
results: gg to park increased cognition (regardless of noise), reduced fatigue and negative mood, increased restorative state
noisy park -> your negative mood decreases but doesn’t decrease as much as after gg to a quiet park

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role of zoos

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business that provides -unlicensed access to wildlife

serve to care for the animals and educate the public, support conservation efforts

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zoo (moral issues)

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confinement of animals in cages
restrict movement and behaviour
abnormal grouping (and mating)
stress due to confinement and proximity to humans

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benefits of visiting zoos

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  • family time
  • enjoyment
  • appreciation and learning
  • companionship
  • escape
  • introspection
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why do people visit zoos

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  1. fun, entertainment 30%
  2. family 25%
  3. see animals 25%
  4. learn 20%
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types of visitors

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  • explorer
  • facilitator
  • professional / hobbyist
  • experience seeker
  • spiritual pilgrim
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do zoos succeed in impacting people?

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half report increased awareness
have greater knowledge
zoo visitors are high on humanistic valuation and low on dominionistic
develop environmental attitudes and increased care for animals

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features of wilderness

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  • natural composition
  • unaltered structure
  • lack of pollution
  • remote and solitude
  • uncontrolled processes
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use of wilderness

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  • exploitative
  • subsistence
  • recreation
  • aesthetic
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recreation experience preference (REP)

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  1. enjoy nature
  2. physical fitness
  3. reduce stress
  4. escape
  5. learning
  6. share experiences
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personal benefits from wilderness recreation

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  • identity enhancement
  • therapeutic outcomes
  • improved cognition
  • reduced stress
  • self-efficacy challenge, increase competence
51
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recreational values of wilderness

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air and water quality
protecting wildlife
wilderness for future generations
protect rare and endangered species
preserving unique wild plants and animals
provide scenic beauty 
recreation 
preserving for science
spiritual inspiration
tourist industry
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eco tourism

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organised tourism to natural areas to give people exposure to wildlife (meaningful and impactful experiences)
form of leisure
said to contribute to conservation (but maybe not, bc of the cons)

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pros of eco tourism

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promotes and educate people about conservation issues

raise money for conservation efforts

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cons of eco tourism

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tourist traffic impact the area and wildlife 
- litter
- environmental damage 
- overcrowding 
- introduce infections
creates dependence on tourist
impact local culture
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features of wilderness solitude

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solitude
encountering natural forces and animals
remoteness
challenge
spiritual meaning
self-reliance
56
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Babilya study on wilderness solitude

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college students
18-day wilderness program
expected spiritual growth and reflection
feared loneliness, uncertainty, lack of structure and failure
many reported reflective contemplation and heightened sensory experience

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Daniel study on wilderness solitude

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college students
solitude and fasting were the hardest part
high novelty (new)
impactful bc of its uniqueness and emotions triggered
contemplated roles with family and friends (relationships)

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managing crowds

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crowding reduces the experience of wilderness
privacy enhances restorative and personal growth
noise reduces the enjoyment—you don’t even feel like you are in the wilderness when there is so many people and it’s so noisy and you know that there are people around you, the effect is just not there

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wilderness and spirituality (names)

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william james: religious experience
carl jung: symbol of the unconscious mind
rosegrant: distinguish between mystical, meaningful, and communion experiences with wilderness
christian monks: meditation and insight

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environmental epiphanies

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  1. aesthetic
  2. intellectual
  3. realisation
  4. awakening
  5. connectedness
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ajahn chah

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thai buddhist monk
wandered for 7 years to caves, forests, and cemeteries in search for a quiet and secluded place
wanted to find the true meaning of life

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thai forest tradition

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believe insight can be fostered through secluded lifestyle
wear rags, restrict their eating, receive only alms, living in the open, never lying down to sleep
carried a klot (tent and mosquito net)

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wilderness adventure

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high risk, sensation seekers

extreme, stressful, unusual

64
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psychological benefits of wilderness adventure

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increased sense of control
high competence
fewer physical and mental health problems

65
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mt. mckinley study

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motivation to climb

  • social aspects
  • image
  • technical aspects
  • escape/restoration
  • exhilaration
  • accomplishment
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theory of flow

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flow is a state of consciousness reached by accomplished individuals in a high demanding task

  • needs total concentration
  • sense of automation action
  • clear goals and immediate feedback
  • sense of control and choice
  • feelings of confidence and competence
  • alterations in awareness of time
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chris mccandless

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young man renounced the world, went into wilderness to live
hunted, gathered, travelled alone
went in and out of society
wanted to reach alaska, denali national park
found dead in a bus (believed to have eaten something poisonous)
inspired by henry david thoreau

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value orientations to wildlife

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  • utilitarianism
  • mutualism
  • attraction
  • concern for safety
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charismatic megafauna

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large size, intelligent, baby cute, awe-inspiring, familiar, or beautiful
used as symbols
draw public attention
eg panda, eagle

70
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hunting

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  • food
  • sport
  • public safety
  • wildlife management
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white-tailed deer

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top game species in the US
managed by state level game commissions (open to the public to hunt)
monitor deer populations, manage public hunting
licenses are sold to individual hunters for a limited quota
deforestation, populations decline in 1800s, in 1900s population shot up
conflict: cause road accidents, lyme disease

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wolves

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prey on people but mostly prey on our livestock
since 1800s, bounties had been put on wolves
1900s, start gg extinct
wolves decrease, elk increase (another problem)
release wolves back into the wild to manage elk populations (1995 at Yellowstone)
solve elk problem but also they attack our livestock (which is bad)
not sure how to resolve this issue, lead to people in conflict, save wolves or cows

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SG tiger

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1831: first sighting
1835: attacked
1854-1862: 1 man killed per day by a tiger
main issue in 1830-50, bounty put on killing tigers
this was triggered by deforestation, tigers come out and be in contact with the public, ofc someone is gg to get hurt..
late 1800s: tigers became attraction, conflict resolved, few tigers left, completely eradicated in 1930

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macaque

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live on forest edges, easily adaptable to human settlement (like to venture into urban area and also bc you keep having deforestation to their house)
forests are right next to homes (ofc they will venture into the housing area, they just live on the edge)
nuisance
salient in 2003-15

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Aldo Leopold (basic facts)

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Iowa, interested in nature at a young age, attended Yale Forest School, began work for US forest service, supervisor for Carson National Forest, developed first official US wilderness area at Gila National Park, ecological restoration experiment along Wisconsin river

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land ethic

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Aldo Leopold
described it as a value acquire from knowing the natural world
called for moral responsibility to the natural world, caring about the people and “the land”, improving the relation between the two, humans are a community on earth so we should care for it

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ecological restoration experiment at the wisconsin river

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the shack by aldo leopold
he lived in the shack and wanted to restore the land, it was bare and useless when he first bought it
now it’s a forest

78
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aldo leopold foundation

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founded by his 5 children
to preserve leopold’s shack and the land
community education and to mentor young leaders

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henry david thoreau (basic facts)

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developed a strong interest in natural history in the later part of his life
was friends with waldo (walden)

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walden pond

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thoreau moved into a small cottage, the land was owned by waldo
2-year experiment to live a simple life (2 years, 2 months, 2 days)
wrote a book that documented his stay

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transcendentalism (transcendental idealism)

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people are inherently good, civilisation and society corrupts people
nature has intrinsic and real value
your ideal spirit state is achieved through intuition and connection to nature (reflection in nature)

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pastoral environmentalism

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thoreau
draw into nature, away from society
everyone is entitled to their own opinions, even if those around you think treating nature in a certain manner is good (widely accepted) but you think it is bad, that is not wrong

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walking by thoreau

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transcendentalism essay
nature is important to mankind, we can learn from it
we have a physical mental need for nature
being away from society in nature allows us to learn and improve

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