As We Forecast

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Editorial| April 01 2023 As We Forecast Journal of Animal Ethics (2023) 13 (1): v–vii. https://doi.org/10.5406/21601267.13.1.01 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation As We Forecast. Journal of Animal Ethics 1 April 2023; 13 (1): v–vii. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/21601267.13.1.01 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressJournal of Animal Ethics Search Advanced Search The process called “reintroduction” or “rewilding” involves reintroducing free-living species into a given area where they have previously been extinct. It appears that this process has gained the support of many animal protectionists (as well as the media) who see this process as somehow making good the damage previously done by the human species. In addition, it is a dogma accepted almost without question that this process can be justified by reference to the notion of “biodiversity.”As one of us has emphasised, it is ethically questionable to reintroduce species unless humans are now prepared to tolerate them . . . the question has to be asked: what good does it do to the released animals if one is only setting up new conflicts between the animals and humans whereby the animals will always be the losers?” (Linzey, 2013, p. 74)The problem with rewilding is that it assumes... You do not currently have access to this content.