The passenger pigeon, the great auk, the Tasmanian tiger—the memory of these vanished species haunts the fight against extinction. Seeking to save other creatures from their fate in an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, wildlife advocates have become captivated by a narrative of heroic conservation efforts. A range of technological and policy strategies, from the traditional, such as regulations and refuges, to the novel—the scientific wizardry of genetic engineering and synthetic biology—seemingly promise solutions to the extinction crisis. In The Fall of the Wild, Ben A. Minteer calls for reflection on the ethical dilemmas of species loss and recovery in an increasingly human-driven world. 191 p.
 

• Ben A. Minteer. Professor of Environmental Ethics and Conservation, and Arizona Zoological Society Endowed Chair, School of Life Sciencesat Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (USA); Fellow at the Center for Human and Nature (Chicago).
  
   
• Publication date (electronic format): 2018-12 - Columbia University Press.