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| Walsh, M.T.; Goldman, H.V. | |
| Killing the king. The demonization and extermination of the Zanzibar leopard | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
The Zanzibar leopard (_Panthera pardus adersi _Pocock, Felidae) is an island endemic which has been hunted to the point of extinction. In this paper, based on research begun in 1995, we outline the political and economic circumstances which led to the progressive demonization of this large carnivore and concerted efforts to exterminate it. Cultural constructions of the leopard's significance and value have varied between different groups of political actors as well as changed over time. Metaphorical extensions of the ecologists' 'keystone species' concept cannot capture complex histories of this kind, and we argue for a more nuanced understanding of cultural salience in this and similar cases. |
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