November 16, 2020
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17:00Now PlayingOne of the biggest lies in conservation historyThis is a videoresponse to the viral video “How Wolves Change Rivers”I discuss whether reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone has made the world a better place, and whether rewilding is something vegans and animal rights activists should promote or oppose.
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References
How Wolves Change Rivers:
Media response to the Yellowstone intervention:
Tom Hobbs & Dan McNulty on the reintroduction of wolves at Yellowstone:
Ecology of fear:
PTSD symptoms in rats exposed to predators:
Parasite invasion following host reintroduction: a case study of Yellowstone's wolves:
Wild animal contraceptives:
Animals being eaten alive:
Comment from Ken Sinay (Grey Wolves Increase Tourism in Yellowstone National Park):
Human life expectancy and child mortality throughout history
How many wild animals are there? 's%20figures%20suggest%20roughly,wild%20mammals%20per%20km2.
French subtitles provided by Projet Méduses.
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Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00
Yellowstone narrative is misleading - 0:57
The balance of ecosystems -2:30
Ecology of fear - 4:21
Wolves suffered too - 05:28
Numbers of animals vs welfare - 05:47
"It's too complex" (human health analogy) - 07:47
The choice we have - 08:28
We didn't do it for the animals - 10:24
Appeal to nature fallacy - 11:37
Improving ecosystems - 12:35
Parody - 13:11
And the winner is... - 16:02
Thanks to Tor Barstad for co-writing the script with me and for helping with editing.
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