Trash Animals: How We Live with Natures Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Trash Animals: How We Live with Natures Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species
By (Author) Kelsi Nagy
Edited by Phillip David Johnson II
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st June 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Animals and society
Nature and the natural world: general interest
Conservation of the environment
591.62
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 38mm
Description
Why are some species admired or beloved while others are despised 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 speciesgulls, carp, cockroaches, magpies, among othersexamining 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.
Author Bio
Kelsi Nagy is a graduate student of anthrozoology at Canisius College.
