Kangaroo-Human Relations
Kangaroo-Human Relations
Oceania
This project aims to uncover the diverse perceptions, knowledges and practices shaping kangaroo-human relations in Australia, and to produce inter-disciplinary knowledge towards more equitable human-wildlife futures.
Its aims are: To investigate how industry, government, scientific, agriculturalist and animal welfare organisations conceptualise kangaroos as native species and pest, food resource and political symbol; To analyse how knowledge about kangaroos and their relations to humans and ecosystems is produced, communicated, and contested by diverse sectors of Australian society; To develop inter-disciplinary approaches for reconciling economic interests and environmental preservation with the ethical treatment of wildlife.
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