Dear Colleagues,
we wish to bring to your attention the appearance of the book: Marine Mammals:
the Evolving Human Factor, published by Springer Nature and available on
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-98100-6
<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-98100-6>
The seventh volume in the series “Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine
Mammals” describes aspects of the often-complex relationship between humans and
marine mammals. From a primeval condition of occasional predators, during the
last century humans have become a major factor negatively affecting the status
of most marine mammals through over-hunting, habitat encroachment and
environmental degradation. This has led to the extirpation of many marine
mammal populations and even to the extinction of species. However, in parallel
to this destructive drive, since antiquity humanity has been influenced by a
strong fascination for marine mammals, which contributes today to an increased
human appreciation of the natural world admixed with widespread concern for its
degrading condition. The special status occupied by marine mammals in human
imagination and affection stands in stark contrast with the current predicament
of many populations still threatened by the doings of Homo sapiens: a condition
emblematic of the relationship of humanity with nature, and key to
understanding where humanity is heading.
Table of contents:
Randall R. Reeves: Cetacean Conservation and Management Strategies
Erich Hoyt: Conserving Marine Mammal Spaces and Habitats
Philippa Brakes, Luke Rendell: Conservation Relevance of Individuals and
Societies
Lori Marino: Cetacean Brain, Cognition, and Social Complexity
Ryan R. Reisinger, Chris Johnson, Ari S. Friedlaender: Marine Mammal Movement
Ecology in a Conservation and Management Context
Peter Corkeron: Marine Mammal Captivity, an Evolving Issue
E. C. M. Parsons, N. A. Rose: The History of Cetacean Hunting and Changing
Attitudes to Whales and Dolphins
Lars Bejder, James E. S. Higham, David Lusseau: Tourism and Research Impacts on
Marine Mammals: A Bold Future Informed by Research and Technology
Melissa Collier, Janet Mann, Sania Ali, Shweta Bansal: Impacts of Human
Disturbance in Marine Mammals: Do Behavioral Changes Translate to Disease
Consequences?
Mark P. Simmonds, Laetitia Nunny: Marine Mammals Seeking Human Company
Helene Marsh, Luis Ahuanari, Valentina del Aguila, Bradford Haami, Mauricio
Laureano, Frank Loban et al.: Elders’ Voices: Examples of Contemporary
Indigenous Knowledge of Marine Mammals
Lori Marino, Thomas I. White: Cetacean Personhood, Rights, and Flourishing
Claudio Campagna, Daniel Guevara: “Save the Whales” for Their Natural Goodness
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Bernd Würsig: Helping Marine Mammals Cope with
Humans
Cheers,
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara and Bernd Würsig
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