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  • Conservation Biology
  • Animal Welfare Science
  • Ecology

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  • Compassionate conservation is a recent philosophy emphasizing animal welfare and coexistence.
  • It is promoted as an alternative to conventional conservation strategies.
  • This study critically evaluates the tenets and practical applications of compassionate conservation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To challenge the effectiveness and compassion of compassionate conservation.
  • To analyze the selective focus on mammals and charismatic species.
  • To assess the impact of compassionate conservation on broader biodiversity goals and animal welfare.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of case studies and philosophical underpinnings of compassionate conservation.
  • Evaluation of the consequences of compassionate conservation's stance on invasive species and predator control.
  • Assessment of potential conflicts with established conservation practices like translocations and fertility control.

Main Results:

  • Compassionate conservation's examples are often arbitrarily chosen, focusing on mammals.
  • The philosophy can be inherently non-compassionate by allowing harm to more native species or using predators to harm others.
  • Hindering control of invasive species under this philosophy does not benefit overall biodiversity.

Conclusions:

  • Compassionate conservation may offer ineffective solutions and suboptimal animal welfare outcomes.
  • Its selective focus and opposition to certain control methods could jeopardize conservation goals.
  • The philosophy risks eroding public and governmental support for conservation due to a simplified understanding of ecological challenges.