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邪恶的问题,新的解决方案:尼泊尔大象旅游和保护
1St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX12LU, UK.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|January 11, 2024
概括
亚洲大象保护是一个复杂的问题,涉及人类与野生动物之间的冲突和伦理辩论. 需要新的方法来为临灭绝的亚洲大象 (Elephas maximus) 寻找共同点.
科学领域:
- 保护科学 保护科学
- 环境道德 环境道德
- 野生动物管理 野生动物管理
背景情况:
- 临灭绝的亚洲大象 (Elephas maximus) 面临着多方面的挑战,包括政治争端,土地使用冲突和人类与野生动物的互动.
- 围绕这些大象的保护问题经常被描述为"邪恶的问题",影响了当地和全球的保护工作.
- 人类为旅游,宗教目的或在尼泊尔等范围国家劳动,对临灭绝的大象"拥有"的做法使保护辩论复杂化.
研究的目的:
- 探索亚洲大象保护的复杂的伦理和实际维度.
- 分析人类与野生动物冲突的影响以及对大象管理的不同观点.
- 确定需要新的战略,以促进在保护工作中的合作.
主要方法:
- 对有关亚洲大象保护的现有文献和案例研究进行定性分析.
- 检查围绕在旅游业和其他人类活动中使用大象的社会政治和伦理辩论.
- 审查大象范围国家的人类与野生动物冲突解决策略.
主要成果:
- 人类"所有权"的做法和对动物使用的不同伦理观点加剧了保护挑战.
- 采取敌对立场的外部利益相关者加剧了冲突,特别是当当地社区接受大象所有权时.
- 关于在旅游业中使用动物的伦理学观点的转变为保护提供了挑战和机会.
结论:
- 建立共同点需要创新的方法,承认当地环境和利益相关者的利益.
- 有效的保护需要弥合当地社区,国际利益和危亚洲大象的福利之间的分歧.
- 解决亚洲大象保护的"邪恶问题"需要超越敌对立场,走向合作解决方案.
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