How Wild is Wild?
There is no obvious line or boundary that separates wild animals from those that are not wild. Instead, there are expansive grey areas, of which the most conspicuous encompass the domesticated animals that have reverted to a life outside human control, and the undomesticated animals that thrive with...
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Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
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| author | Ritvo, Harriet |
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| description | There is no obvious line or boundary that separates wild animals from those that are not wild. Instead, there are expansive grey areas, of which the most conspicuous encompass the domesticated animals that have reverted to a life outside human control, and the undomesticated animals that thrive within human environments. To examine this dynamic, this article looks at “acclimatisation societies,” which first appeared in the nineteenth century. These societies, which flourished particularly in Australia and New Zealand, sought to breed animals to make them more suitable for domestic purposes. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/859632022-09-27T17:49:53Z How Wild is Wild? Ritvo, Harriet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Humanities. History Section Ritvo, Harriet There is no obvious line or boundary that separates wild animals from those that are not wild. Instead, there are expansive grey areas, of which the most conspicuous encompass the domesticated animals that have reverted to a life outside human control, and the undomesticated animals that thrive within human environments. To examine this dynamic, this article looks at “acclimatisation societies,” which first appeared in the nineteenth century. These societies, which flourished particularly in Australia and New Zealand, sought to breed animals to make them more suitable for domestic purposes. 2014-03-28T18:02:24Z 2014-03-28T18:02:24Z 2014 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/BookItem 2190-8087 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85963 Ritvo, Harriet. “How Wild is Wild?” In: “The Edges of Environmental History: Honouring Jane Carruthers,” edited by Christof Mauch and Libby Robin, RCC Perspectives 2014, no. 1, 19–24. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-3571 en_US http://www.environmentandsociety.org/perspectives/2014/1/article/how-wild-wild RCC Perspectives Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society Rachel Carson Center |
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