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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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In a news report from 2009, the DNA quoted a senior Forest Department official who feared that the poachers must have killed around 20 tigers in the region in just five months. Earlier, a large number of villagers were being killed by tigers: 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and more than 26 during 2008.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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Photographs are powerful instruments in sharing the value of species’ existence and increasing the amount of humans who value species such as Snowy Owls. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. 1999, Holt et al. Evans, and D.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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June 9, 2015 – It’s deja vu all over again. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. The latest press release from the USFWS. The proposed rule also modifies existing refuge-specific regulations for more than 100 additional refuges and wetland management districts.

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