Theory
The value that someone holds in and of itself regardless of benefits to others
What is intrinsic value?
Moved globally by humans and responsible for the extinction of 63 island endemic species.
What are domestic cats?
Humans creating new living organisms that are genetically similar to members of extinct species
What is de-extinction?
The North American organization that accredits zoos and aquariums.
What is the AZA?
A conservation method that involves relocating wild individuals or introducing captive-bred individuals in order to restart extirpated populations
What is re-introduction?
The type of animal marking that involves some sort of tissue sample or damage
What is an invasive mark?
The ethic that believes nonhuman nature holds value because of its ability to satisfy human needs, desires,
or preferences.
What is anthropomorphism?
Value of something as a means to an end.
What is instrumental value?
A moral theory that would believe it morally just to lethally remove a newly arrived species when it prevents greater overall suffering to animals that are already there
What is utilitarianism?
An organization that is leading the de-extinction of the dire wolf
Who is Colossal Biosciences?
Name of the zoo that fed Marius the giraffe to zoo lions.
What is Copenhagen zoo?
The movement of an animal to an area outside of their historical range for conservation of said species.
What is assisted colonization?
A passive transponder that is inserted under the skin of animals to uniquely mark them
What is a PIT tag/microchip?
An endangered Hawaiian bird Emma Marris talked about in Chapter 1 of her book Wild Souls.
What is the ‘Akikiki?
The moral theory that would choose to drive the self-driving car into multiple people j-walking as opposed to into one person walking on the sidewalk.
What is deontology?
An approach that would prompt the adherent to assist any animal with the cognitive capacity to know pleasure and pain. Actions would be judged on the overall short- and long-consequences of the decision to assist.
What is capacity-oriented consequentialism?
An ethical approach that would be concerned if/that recreated species might become invasive or disrupt current ecosystems.
What is ecocentrism?
The type of translocation performed on black stilts in New Zealand.
What is reinforcement?
A permanent/semi-permanent marking technique used on mammals that allows for humans to identify new individuals and recaptures in an area, and also results in a tissue sample.
What is ear clipping/notching/punching?
Type of value that might help you break a promise if it meant you were able to save someone's life, even if you normally highly valued telling the truth.
What is prima facie value?
A moral theory that posits that humans should curb their own reproduction.
What is ecological replacement?
A moral theory that would argue that resources should be spent on conserving endangered species, rather than spending money trying to create new species.
What is utilitarianism?
A behavioral spectrum that impacts the success of translocation
What is the shy/bold continuum?
No more than two toes per foot.
What is one of the rules of toe-clipping?
A shorebird in family Charadriidae whose common name includes a form of precipitation
What is the snowy plover?
A moral and ethical approach that believes we owe our moral consideration to our pets but not wild animals. Our decisions towards nonhuman animals should not be judged on their putative consequences.
What is contextual nonconsequentialism?
A tool commonly used in genetic engineering where targeted edits of DNA sequences in living organisms is made.
What is CRISPR?
The type of inheritance that occurs whereby stressful environments/situations alter DNA in ways that are heritable.
What is epigenetic inheritance?
The British botanist who coined the use of terms such as “native”, “non-native” and “invasive” in the early 19th century.
Who is H.C. Watson?