A Land Before Humans, A Land After Humans

New Zealand offers valuable insights into managing invasive species due to its history of species introductions and geographical position as a small, remote island. Its fragile ecosystems make it easy to observe the impact of one species on another. Nature and people shape New Zealand’s ecology, from its geological and biological beginnings to the arrival of people and their changes, to the efforts of individuals and communities to protect and enhance species and environments.

This book presents the case of New Zealand and an ambitious initiative that aims to rid the country of unwanted species. This complex issue raises ethical considerations, such as which species get cut and which get saved, how those that are cut are destroyed, the potential consequences, and tensions between preservation and resource use. This book explores these issues, proving itself as a resource for environment, ecology, animal welfare, and ethics students, researchers, and policymakers.