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“You Can't Eat Money When You Are Hungry”: Campesinos, Manatee Hunting, and Environmental Regret in V eracruz, M exico
Author(s) -
SmithCavros Eileen M.,
DulucSilva Sylvia,
Rodriguez Maria del Carmen,
Ortiz Ponciano,
Keith Edward O.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
culture, agriculture, food and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2153-9561
pISSN - 2153-9553
DOI - 10.1111/j.2153-9561.2012.01065.x
Subject(s) - manatee , regret , geography , fishery , socioeconomics , environmental ethics , ethnology , sociology , biology , philosophy , machine learning , computer science
Self‐identified campesinos were interviewed in rural V eracruz, M exico as part of this qualitative research study. Participants had firsthand historical knowledge about hunting the A ntillean manatee ( T richechus manatus manatus) or about preparing the manatee for human consumption. The lagoon ecosystem that surrounds the area is greatly degraded and its contemporary inhabitants speak of the past with a great deal of wistfulness and a sense of loss characterized as “environmental regret.” The study examines the evolving local environmental and cultural practices, attitudes, and circumstances.