10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

To insure that those places continue to exist, birders should lead the way on education and advocacy regarding the Refuge System. And more than 200 n on-profits support individual refuges with additional private resources. The key point is that Refuge System is perhaps the most important conservation program in the United States.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animal rights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. This may take time and maybe lifetimes to build up to that tipping point, but we have to use everyone and every resource we can. Tags: activism musings animal rights animal welfare.

Animal Rights Movement 100

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Factory Farm 100

Animal Person

MAY 23, 2009

I notice that if I use "animal rights activist" or anything with the word "rights" in it, because it's loaded and misunderstood, my listener often has an immediate bias of some kind. People have a relationship, whether or not they are aware, to the term "animal rights." First, note that now PeTA is an "animal advocacy group."

Animal Advocacy 100

Animal Advocacy PETA Animal Advocacy 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Currently the Advocacy and Outreach Manager at Maine Audubon, he grew up in Maine and has a work history in conservation and public policy including seven years at the National Parks Conservation Association and volunteer work in communications for the Audubon Society of the District of Columbia.

Los Angeles 211

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 211

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Analysis : The first and third paragraphs seem right to me, but the second is weaker, in my view. Birders who embark on a big year often dedicate a significant amount of time, effort, and resources to travel to different habitats, explore various locations, and encounter a wide range of bird species.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. I wonder instead if this is actually about the difference between advocacy and action, and about the way things ‘should’ be.

Tigers 178

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

Johnson is not a birder or a naturalist; he was fly fishing to get his mind off the stress of working on the List Project, an advocacy organization he founded to aid Iraqis who had helped the U.S. government (Johnson had worked in Iraq for USAID, where he learned about his friends and colleagues problems first-hand). And, well researched.

Collecting 105

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 105