Satire for Conservation in the 21st Century

Chapron, Guillaume; Levrel, Harold; Meinard, Yves; Courchamp, Franck

Chapron, Guillaume; Levrel, Harold; Meinard, Yves; Courchamp, Franck (2018), Satire for Conservation in the 21st Century, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33, 7, p. 478-480. 10.1016/j.tree.2018.04.017

Type

Article accepté pour publication ou publié

Date

2018

Journal name

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Volume

Number

Pages

478-480

centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement [CIRED]
Meinard, Yves
Laboratoire d'analyse et modélisation de systèmes pour l'aide à la décision [LAMSADE]
Courchamp, Franck
Ecologie Systématique et Evolution [ESE]

Abstract (EN)

In Chapron et al. [1], we issued a warning to Planet Earth and opposed the ideological discourse of Ripple et al. [2]. For example, we suggested that instead of saving bees, we should develop microdrones to pollinate crops. Had we properly done our literature review before writing, we would have known that, indeed, our satiric recommendation had already been implemented through the ‘development of an innovative artificial pollinator against the global pollination crisis’ [3]. Ripple et al. [4] have explained that our satiric tone in Chapron et al. [1] should not be taken at face value, although it retrospectively appears that our text may not have been satiric enough.

Subjects / Keywords

biodiversity; ecology