PP224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Niles Eldredge, Simple Living, Trophy Hunting
Document Summary
This is the case study for chapter 12 of environmental ethics for canadians (2nd edition) written by byron williston. Here he explores the relationship between human population growth and its effects on the global environment, specifically the habitat of grizzly bears. He furthermore emphasizes that protection for other species will only happen when we recognize that the way we currently consume and multiply is unsustainable. Williston begins the case study by introducing niles eldridge and his idea that humans do not act like other species as we have neglected and walked out of our local ecosystems. However, humans still remain part of the natural world. Due to this dilemma, humans are causing ongoing damage that negatively impacts local ecosystems. For example, human population growth has resulted in land reduction for grizzly bears. This is a consequence of humans placing threats of danger on summit predators.
