Commentary: Wildlife management professionals need to redefine the terms: lethal control, nonlethal control, and live trap

I argue that the terms lethal control, nonlethal control, and live trap are no longer sufficiently precise for continued use in the scientific community. Their continued use confuses the public and allows animal protectionists to use them as cudgels in political discourse. Alternative terms are reco...

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Published in:Human-wildlife interactions 2017-02, Vol.6 (2)
Main Author: Stephen M. Vantassel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cage trap
definitions
human–wildlife conflicts
less-lethal control
lethal control
live trap
nonlethal control
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Summary:I argue that the terms lethal control, nonlethal control, and live trap are no longer sufficiently precise for continued use in the scientific community. Their continued use confuses the public and allows animal protectionists to use them as cudgels in political discourse. Alternative terms are recommended to resolve the semantic and subsequent political issues surrounding the traditional terms.
ISSN:2155-3874
2155-3874
DOI:10.26077/421g-ck25