Aldo Leopold

How paradigms works to both advance and hinder the wildlife profession There have been multiple changes in paradigms during North American history, beginning with the occupation by Europeans. Like their European ancestors, early immigrants to North American had little value for wildlife. A dominance paradigm attributed to Judeo-Christian ethics was evident in early settlers who felt a sense of responsibility to exploit the gifts of the earth. These early stages of wildlife management in North…

air pollution in the world. It indicates that air pollution is a problem that persecutes not only developing countries but also developed countries. Since air pollution is an alarming global issue, we need immediate solutions to solve this. As Aldo Leopold says in Wilderness as a Form of Land Use,”We have a much larger population, we have more potent destructive technology, ...Fortunately, we also differ from the Maya in that we know their fate, and they did not. Perhaps we can learn.” We had…

A mere six percent of the human U.S. population hunts, compared to the nearly 71.8 million people who enjoy watching wildlife is a big percentage. Based on this information the citizens need to think upon whether we should have wildlife management and hunting rules, or whether we should not. The citizens need to take into consideration when making their decisions, that the decision needs to be made based on what is in the best welfare for the animals, and who is using the land where the wildlife…

Humans - we’re constantly moving and experiencing life with little regard for the consequences our actions have on things that we think do not affect us. We are so engaged with the social and anthropocentric aspects of this world that we often forget, ignore, and neglect nonhuman things and processes. However, most of these nonhuman entitities, such as nature, are a part of us as much as we are a part of it. Nature is not separate from humans and the two are vitally interconnected. Many…

Introduction The reintroduction of the Mexican Gray wolf into the southwestern United States has been a subject of large controversy in the past few decades. They first became protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1976; this species that had numbers in the thousands only a few decades earlier had become completely extinct in the United States (Southwest Wildlife). In 1960 the population dropped to seven, and yet there were still no efforts to implement their recovery as a species for 16…

III. Negotiating opposing approaches with Gaian and Person Ethics Gaian ethics can be applicable to traditional, Cartesian philosophy with emphasis on a holistic perspective of the global environment. According to Rene Descartes, the fundamental base for Cartesian environmental ethics is all physical reality can be reduced to “minds” and “bodies” (Shrader-Frechette). The Cartesian body is purely a mechanical entity (Koch). In order to be an ethical individual, it must possess consciousness of…

By conducting business in a non-traditional way, Chouinard created a company with a different outdoor style that makes $270 million in yearly revenues. This organization is among one of the first in America to provide onsite daycare, as well as both maternity and paternity leave, and flextime. Patagonia reuses materials, questions growth, ignores fashion, makes goods that last, and discontinues profitable products. With a laidback atmosphere for employees, its production is at full capacity. Mr.…

Introduction Fracking is a highly debated form of removing natural gas and oil from the ground and comes with both pros and cons. Oxford Dictionary defines Fracking as “the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc., so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas: Also called hydraulic fracturing.”. This method allows us to reach these resources in places that are difficult to get to. The issue with this method is that it brings more…

Planet Earth is an unbelievably intricate and delicate network of interconnected systems that has slowly developed over the last 4.5 billion years or so. From the aftermath of the Big Bang this planet arose as a mass of energy and elements. From that newly born mass of energy and elements evolved structured, dynamic systems containing three states of matter, solids, liquids, and gases. The evolution of this planet continued to unfold over billions of years in such a unique way that eventually…

One third of all the land in the United States is owned by the federal government, and 90 percent of that land is in the Western United States. The federal government currently manages over 30 million acres of public lands in Utah. A number of politicians and stakeholders claim that the federal government is mismanaging public lands and should relinquish control to Utah. This is not a brand new concept for Utah, but has become more of a possibility in recent years through the Utah Public Lands…