Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature's Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature's Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Kelsi Nagy
Edited by Phillip David Johnson II
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreConservation of the environment
Wildlife - general interest
ISBN/Barcode 9780816680559
ClassificationsDewey:591.62
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 1 April 2013
Publication Country United States

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 species-gulls, carp, cockroaches, magpies, 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.

Author Biography

Kelsi Nagy is a graduate student of anthrozoology at Canisius College.