Concept information
Preferred term
animal geographies
Definition
- The study of animal geographies is a burgeoning subfield of cultural geography that examines the interplay between culture, society, and animals. Animal geographers examine a broad range of human-animal concerns, including, for example, habitat loss and species endangerment, domestication, animal entertainment and display, wildlife conservation, and more. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Animal Geographies]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- aquariums
- balance-of-nature paradigm
- circuses
- crossbreeding
- domestication
- endangered species
- extinction of species
- food chain
- genetic engineering
- interspecies communication
- invasive species
- keystone species
- lab animals
- laboratory animals
- native species
- overfishing
- overgrazing
- overkill hypothesis
- predator/prey relations
- vegetarianism
- wild versus tame
- zoos
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/animal_geographies
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