Saving and sacrificing : ethical questions in orangutan rehabilitation
The survival of wild orangutans, our close relatives and members of the great ape family, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities, such as clearcutting for oil palm. In this context, orangutan mothers are often killed, and their infants turned into pets. If lucky, traumatised and sick...
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University College London (University of London)
2018
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.756183 |