Hidden ethical costs of conservation

doi:10.1126/science.abe2505

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DOI	10.1126/science.abe2505
	Hidden ethical costs of conservation
	Kate E. Lynch; Daniel T. Blumstein
	2020-10-09
发表期刊	Science
出版年	2020
英文摘要	We agree with N. Sekar and D. Shillers (“Engage with animal welfare in conservation,” Policy Forum, 7 August, p. [629][1]) that welfare considerations are an important part of the myriad values in conservation. However, more humane conservation tactics are often costlier. The money and resources spent on humane conservation practices detract from the resources available for other conservation projects. This hidden ethical cost of humane conservation must be considered when proposing new approaches to conservation management. Biodiversity conservation is associated with a variety of values that often vary implicitly between individuals and organizations ([ 1 ][2], [ 2 ][3]). These values are rarely noticed until they conflict, such as when invasive-species culling is proposed. Compassionate conservationists have responded to this challenge with humane but more expensive animal management alternatives including fertility control and trapping and rehoming animals ([ 3 ][4]). Feral horse management in the Australian Alps with passive trapping costs approximately AU$1116 per horse, whereas aerial culling costs approximately AU$85 per horse ([ 4 ][5]). For the same cost, more culling could be carried out, resulting in a greater net area of biodiversity conserved. Alternatively, savings achieved by implementing aerial culling could be spent on other conservation projects in the region. In addition to promoting biodiversity conservation, these projects could benefit the welfare of other animals by protecting threatened native species ([ 5 ][6]). Considerations of what one could have done otherwise with a given resource is a foundational principle of the effective altruism movement, an evidence-based ethical framework ([ 6 ][7]). Emerging applications of this framework to conservation include considerations of animal welfare and offer promising solutions to complex cases of value conflict ([ 7 ][8], [ 8 ][9]). 1. [↵][10]1. C. Gamborg et al ., Nat. Educ. 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领域	气候变化 ; 资源环境
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