UNIVERSITY of PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Evolving Perspectives On
UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Evolving perspectives on urban wildlife and their implications for policy-making in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island by Pooja Kumar A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND JUNE, 2020 © POOJA KUMAR 2020 Abstract This research explores how apparent challenges to good urban wildlife conservation and management in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadA are shaped by the phenomenon of islandness. The work focuses on a Foucauldian case study of Charlottetown in the context of Prince Edward Island. It includes a narrow theoretical comparison between Charlottetown and Denver, Colorado, to bring islandness into clearer view. The case study describes some distinct ways of human thought about and behavior towards wild nonhumans that influence wildlife governance in Charlottetown: using, getting rid of, helping, learning about, and being humane towards wild nonhumans. The Denver parallel brings to the fore the question of whether any level of government on Prince Edward Island holds wildlife in the public trust. Overall, the research suggests that the resolution of human-human conflicts about wild nonhumans and human-wildlife conflicts in Charlottetown should involve informal public trust managers on Prince Edward Island. ii Acknowledgments I owe this thesis to the understanding, dedication, and support of my supervisor, Dr. Marina SilvA-Opps, and to the interest and patience of my supervisory committee members, Dr. Carolyn Peach Brown, and Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino. I am indebted to Dr. Mark Lapping for making the time to read this thesis during a global pandemic and for offering up his knowledge and thoughts as my external examiner.
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