In Defense of the World's Most Despised Species: Why We Love Some Species But Hate Most, and Why It Matters

by Ernest Small

Book Overview

Some animals and plants injure or kill millions of people annually, others cause trillions of dollars in property damage and loss. Such harmful species are understandably hated. However, the vast majority of the planet's millions of species are disliked simply because of how they look and act. This bias is endangering numerous species that play important roles in maintaining both the natural ecosystems and the human economies of the world. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032536454
• ISBN13: 9781032536453
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 724 Pages