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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

Critter News

Things have been tough at the San Francisco Zoo after Tatiana the Siberian tiger attacked those three people in 2007. Animal experts descended for investigations of their own, and employee morale sank to an all- time low. Tags: zoos california san francisco tigers. It's a long list. From the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Wilson’s Plover – Charadrius wilsonia; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Long-billed Curlew – Numenius americanus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Northern Jacana –Jacana spinosus; Curu, 4-Jan.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 2 of 13

Animal Ethics

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. SOME PROBLEMS OF MORAL VEGETARIANISM With respect to traditional moral vegetarianism some problems immediately come to the fore. What animals is it morally wrong to eat? But what is the extent of the universal moral principle?

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Two tigers confined to a cage gave 'freedom' from enemies. I'd rather extend moral consideration to something that can't suffer than fail to extend it to someone who can" (154). If fishers truly wished to revitalize fish populations, they would leave them alone. Overly generous inclusion?

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Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Ridgefield NWR–River ‘S’ Unit. 18 Jan 2020. 10 Jan 2020.

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Should is not a Solution

10,000 Birds

I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?” It’s all very well to advocate the should that tigers should not be poached from a reserve in India. The tigers keep wandering out of their reserve and taking cattle from nearby villages, taking what little these already poor people have.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests.

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