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It's Not About the Bats
Conservation, the coronavirus and how we must re-set our relationship with nature
Adam Cruise
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9780624091585
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Soft cover, 224pp
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The Covid-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on how human expansion on earth has led to an increase in zoonotic viruses jumping species, and calls on us to re-examine our rampant commercialisation of nature and animals in farming, wildlife management and in our diets. At the heart of the problem is ‘anthropocentrism’: our egotistical view that ecosystems, plants, trees and other animals exist for the benefit of humans, and humans alone.
In his trademark accessible and anecdotal style, Cruise explores the ethical and practical issues, the personal and political choices – and solutions – to the greatest problem facing all species on earth.
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