Animalista, Narco-Cultural, Conservacionista. Visions of Nature Around the Case of Hippos in Colombia DOI Creative Commons
Sergio Rodríguez, Germán Jiménez

Biosemiotics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 457 - 478

Published: Sept. 12, 2023

Abstract Since their introduction in Colombia the '80s for Pablo Escobar’s extravagant zoo, hippos have become an ecological problem around basin of Magdalena River. This article proposes ecosemiotic discourse analysis different visions nature enacted by stakeholders and public opinion management Colombia. Concretely, we focus on three particular discourses nature: animalista, narco-cultural, conservacionista. In this article, present relevant social context Colombia, theory impact such conservation measures regarding so-called invasive species; describe analyze center on, a computational dynamics controversies Twitter between nature; reflect possible courses action recommendations about addressing close interrelation ecosystem proposing alternative view, based biosemiotic framework semiocide, to concept species.

Language: Английский

(Co)producing landscapes of coexistence: A historical political ecology of human-wolf relations in Italy DOI Creative Commons
Valerio Donfrancesco

Geoforum, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 149, P. 103958 - 103958

Published: Jan. 27, 2024

There is increasing interest in human-wildlife coexistence. In Europe, coexistence with expanding large carnivore populations a pressing issue. Seeking to inform contemporary management an historical perspective, this study investigates the formation of human-wolf relations Italy during critical periods wolf decline (since nineteenth century) and comeback closing decades twentieth century). Specifically, adopts 'more-than-human political ecology' approach, focused on exploring entangled influence non-human agency wider economies (co)production relations. Such analysis used fill knowledge gaps these key events management, which are currently explained from either more rigid structural angle or depoliticised lenses. The analyses bring together pivotal work Italian historians scholars topics capitalist development ecology, ethology Italy. This highlights how onset capitalism around end 1700s inadvertently affected rise particularly problematic behaviours that period, were turn managed through intensification persecution. Wolves co-shaped need desire for their conservation near 1900s, alongside postmodern regime promoted return wolves period. (re)alignment logics, however, displaced costs wolf's onto local communities, exacerbating conflict. comes two main implications: first, it problematises fixed representations non-humans, highlighting instead adaptive capacities alterity; second, further conceives non-humans as constant co-becoming human practices economies, emphasising change conviviality. These may Europe beyond, well other contexts

Language: Английский

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“The real truth about wolves”: Political ecology of wildlife conservation in the post-truth era DOI Creative Commons
Sanna Komi

Geoforum, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 160, P. 104238 - 104238

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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A practical guide to understanding the context of human-wildlife coexistence DOI
Yufang Gao,

Susan G. Clark

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 720 - 731

Published: March 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Citizen science as a tool to increase residents’ tolerance towards urban wildlife: a case study of raccoon dogs in shanghai DOI Creative Commons

Huilin Lin,

D. Y. Wu, Jintu Gu

et al.

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 26, 2024

With the increase in number of urban wildlife, some residents feel anxious and fearful due to presence wildlife communities, even when there is no direct physical conflict between them. This research aims analyze role citizen science increasing residents’ tolerance towards wildlife. takes communities with highest raccoon dog density Shanghai as sites. Forty respondents were selected from local community by systematic sampling. Information was collected through semi-structured interviews participatory observation. used NVivo 12 for thematic analyses. The found that who did not participate tended take crisis They regard dogs dangerous strictly monitor their behavior prevent them causing harm humans. Residents are engaging tend scientific observations. rationally objectively record dogs’ behavior, numbers, distribution. Based on experience observation, had participated anthropomorphically observed daily lives established an emotional bond enhances producing knowledge perceiving animal selfhood. In conclusion, this reveals complex relationship incorporating animals into sociological analysis.

Language: Английский

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Animalista, Narco-Cultural, Conservacionista. Visions of Nature Around the Case of Hippos in Colombia DOI Creative Commons
Sergio Rodríguez, Germán Jiménez

Biosemiotics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 457 - 478

Published: Sept. 12, 2023

Abstract Since their introduction in Colombia the '80s for Pablo Escobar’s extravagant zoo, hippos have become an ecological problem around basin of Magdalena River. This article proposes ecosemiotic discourse analysis different visions nature enacted by stakeholders and public opinion management Colombia. Concretely, we focus on three particular discourses nature: animalista, narco-cultural, conservacionista. In this article, present relevant social context Colombia, theory impact such conservation measures regarding so-called invasive species; describe analyze center on, a computational dynamics controversies Twitter between nature; reflect possible courses action recommendations about addressing close interrelation ecosystem proposing alternative view, based biosemiotic framework semiocide, to concept species.

Language: Английский

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