Animal Ethics
AUGUST 15, 2012
The rights view is not opposed to efforts to save endangered species. If people are encouraged to believe that the harm done to animals matters morally only when these animals belong to endangered species, then these same people will be encouraged to regard the harm done to other animals as morally acceptable.
Critter News
AUGUST 1, 2009
From the Press Association. India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said that speeding up justice as well as hefty fines are needed to strengthen the Wildlife Protection Act. But is it enough?
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2020
For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Duck Stamp sales have provided more then $800 million dollars to protect more than 5.7
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2017
Not only is the Trump administration going about removing our hard fought environmental protections, they are destroying our reputation around the globe. With the administration’s plans to remove many regulations put in place to protect our environment, what can we expect in our future? Let me be very clear.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
The latest press release from the USFWS. What this press release doesn’t mention about the amount of money pumped into the economy by the National Wildlife Refuge System, as stated in the Banking on Nature Report, about 72 percent of total expenditures are generated by non-consumptive activities on refuges!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2017
That sounds important (the ABC press release is here ), but what is the dispute really about and what happens next? A handful of endangered species have been observed at the refuge (or in the vicinity) as well. The Air Force did consult with FWS pursuant to the Endangered Species Act and FWS ultimately did assess the project.
Critter News
APRIL 18, 2009
Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. Tags: wildlife crime virunga congo gorillas endangered species.
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