Open AccessTHE “DOCTOR'S DILEMMA”, OR IDEALS, ATTITUDES AND COMPROMISE IN INSECT CONSERVATION
Author(s) -
New T. R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1991.tb00398.x
Subject(s) - compromise , dilemma , biology , process (computing) , relation (database) , ecology , environmental ethics , computer science , epistemology , law , political science , philosophy , database , operating system
Species‐orientated conservation programs accord priority to selected species based on values of different kinds, a process which can conflict with ideals and necessitate compromise with them in determining how restricted logistic support for conservation is to be allocated. The importance of utilitarian and intrinsic values is explored in relation to setting such priorities for insects, and approaches to selecting or nominating priority species are discussed.