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Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong

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Availability:In StockContributor:Clare FollmannPublish date:3/3/2026Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:AK PressISBN-13:9781849356213ISBN-10:1849356211UPC:9781849356213Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Environmental Science, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Ecosystems & HabitatsSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCTH0QJ68T

The problem with invasive species is a problem of capitalism.

A caste of plants and animals labeled "invasive" are villainized as primary drivers of habitat degradation that must be eradicated at any cost--an ethically fraught and often futile approach. Fanatical intervention efforts lay waste to local ecosystems, yet this outdated narrative of "species management" persists in both public belief and conservation policy, distracting from and even justifying a far greater threat to biodiversity: the global capitalist system that is destroying our planet.

Drawing on environmental science and semiotics, Scapegoat recounts how the rhetoric of war between "native" and "invasive" species provides cover for business and political interests and their social and ecological consequences. In her clear-eyed polemic, Clare Follmann challenges received wisdom in light of the true ecological crisis we face. The choice is simple: we can have capital, or we can have life.

Language:EnglishPublisher:AK PressISBN-13:9781849356213ISBN-10:1849356211UPC:9781849356213Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Environmental Science, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Ecosystems & HabitatsSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCTH0QJ68T

Clare Follmann, MES, is a writer and environmentalist whose work engages with themes of ecology, language, and philosophy. She lives in Olympia, WA.


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Clare Follmann

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