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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. Between 2007 and 2009 the population of the Liben Lark decreased 40% and the territory it occupied contracted 38%.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

22, 2009 The writer teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University and is the author of the forthcoming “ Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals.” To the Editor: Soon after I read Gary Steiner’s article, my wife asked me to kill a spider, which I did. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan. Jean Kazez Dallas, Nov.