Multispecies societies

Humans or animal? Prey or predator? Domestic or wild? Native or introduced? How can we coexist with less conflict and more appreciation of each other’s benefits?

About this research context

Welcome to the Anthropocene. Humans have altered virtually every aspect of life on earth. We've reversed the flow of rivers, traded forests for plantations, and wilderness for control. We use language that polarises and classifies almost anything into ‘in-or-out’ or ‘good-or-bad’. But surely there is a better solution than domination, hard borders and ‘us-vs-them’. This area of research recognises that there are multiple perspectives, multiple species and multiple ways to overcome differences.

Selected projects

Projects include:

  • Interactions of Indian street dogs and humans
  • Wellbeing of wild horses (brumbies)
  • Wild animals in the crossfire of border disputes
  • Waste management and circular economy to reduce environmental impact

Connections

Many of these projects are underpinned by the Centre for Compassionate Conservation.
 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.