Why are some species admired or beloved while others are despised?
An eagle or hawk circling overhead inspires awe while urban pigeons
shuffling underfoot are kicked away in revulsion. Fly fishermen
consider carp an unwelcome trash fish, even though the trout they
hope to catch are often equally non-native. Wolves and coyotes are
feared and hunted in numbers wildly disproportionate to the dangers
they pose to humans and livestock. In Trash Animals, a diverse
group of environmental writers explores the natural history of
wildlife species deemed filthy, unwanted, invasive, or worthless,
highlighting the vexed relationship humans have with such
creatures. Each essay focuses on a so-called trash species-gulls,
coyotes, carp, cockroaches, magpies, prairie dogs, and lubber
grasshoppers, among others-examining the biology and behavior of
each in contrast to the assumptions widely held about them.
Identifying such animals as trash tells us nothing about
problematic wildlife but rather reveals more about human
expectations of, and frustrations with, the natural world. By
establishing the unique place that maligned species occupy in the
contemporary landscape and in our imagination, the contributors
challenge us to look closely at these animals, to reimagine our
ethics of engagement with such wildlife, and to question the
violence with which we treat them. Perhaps our attitudes reveal
more about humans than they do about the animals. Contributors:
Bruce Barcott; Charles Bergman, Pacific Lutheran U; James E.
Bishop, Young Harris College; Andrew D. Blechman; Michael P.
Branch, U of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Couturier; Carolyn Kraus, U of
Michigan-Dearborn; Jeffrey A. Lockwood, U of Wyoming; Kyhl
Lyndgaard, Marlboro College; Charles Mitchell, Elmira College;
Kathleen D. Moore, Oregon State U; Catherine Puckett; Bernard
Quetchenbach, Montana State U, Billings; Christina Robertson, U of
Nevada, Reno; Gavan P. L. Watson, U of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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