The most recent issue of Chicago Wilderness magazine features an article on the ethics of urban wildlife management. Entitled ‘Finding Common Ground’, the article examines the controversy over urban deer, and makes several ethically informed suggestions on how animal protection and wildlife conservation communities should address this issue.

The web version of the article is found at chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/winter2005/deer.html. You can also find current issues of the magazine in major bookstores like Barnes and Noble. The full citation is William S. Lynn (2005) Finding Common Ground in a Landscape of Deer and People, Chicago Wilderness Magazine 8 (Winter), 12-15.

In a sidebar to the article, ‘Seeking A Friendly Consensus’, the editors of Chicago Wilderness Magazine have requested reader comments on the article, chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/winter2005/consensus.html. Please consider sharing your own insights and experiences. Of course, your feedback is always welcome on the Practical Ethics Blog, practicalethics.blogspot.com/.

cheers, Bill

Image: Allen Rutberg, 2002, Deer on Fire Island, NY.