Birds of Passage. Mark-Anthony Falzon

Биология. Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology

Название
Birds of Passage
Автор:
Mark-Anthony Falzon
Серия:
Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
Жанр:
Биология
Год выпуска:
0
isbn:
9781789207675
Аннотация:
Bird migration between Europe and Africa is a fraught journey, particularly in the Mediterranean, where migratory birds are shot and trapped in large numbers. In Malta, thousands of hunters share a shrinking countryside. They also rub shoulders with a strong bird-protection and conservation lobby. Drawing on years of ethnographic fieldwork, this book traces the complex interactions between hunters, birds and the landscapes they inhabit, as well as the dynamics and politics of bird conservation. Birds of Passage looks at the practice and meaning of hunting in a specific context, and raises broader questions about human-wildlife interactions and the uncertain outcomes of conservation.