Many Americans use public lands for recreation and business but don’t understand how those lands came to be in the public domain. Join Walt Dabney, former National Park Service Superintendent and Texas State Park Director, to learn about: The origin story of public lands; The US Constitution and public lands; Statehood acts/state constitutions and public
Rewilding Leadership Council Member Kirk Robinson
Kirk Robinson, Western Wildlife Conservancy
Kirk Robinson is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kirk has a Ph.D. in philosophy and previously taught courses at universities in Montana and Utah for 15 years.
Listen to Kirk's interview on the Rewilding Earth Podcast
Kirk's Articles on Rewilding.org
1 Introduction In essay 2, I argued that utilitarianism is inadequate as a theory of ethics because it focuses too narrowly on happiness (construed as pleasure and the absence of pain) as the only thing of moral significance. Here we are apt to think first of sensations: a bee sting is painful; a caress is
This second essay in a planned series (read part one here) addresses three topics as they pertain to the ethics of wildlife conservation and preservation: The is-ought fallacy Intrinsic value Utilitarianism What I have to say on these topics is in some respects controversial. I’d be disappointed if it were not. 1. Introduction Most of
“I beseech you, my brothers, remain faithful to the earth . . .” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra This is the first in a multi-essay series concerning the ethics of wildlife and wildlands conservation, including the project of rewilding. There will be two or three additional essays in the series, each subsequent one building
Western Wildlife Conservancy Presents: Utah Mountain Lions: Past, Present, Future The history of mountain lion management in Utah by: Kirk Robinson, Executive Director of Western Wildlife Conservancy PLUS Fascinating photos, video of wild Utah mountain lions by: Denise Peterson, Founder and Director of Utah Mountain Lion Conservation Save the date: February 7, 2024, 6:30pm MST.