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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

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I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter. I’m sorry.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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This is “the deep cradle of Western ornithology: the birthplace of bird study,” he tells us as he writes about gazing at the 8,000-year old depictions of “flamingos, herons, raptors, avocets and many other species” (p. The difference seems to be that Selous had previously killed birds and she had not.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century. Finally, what of the audience?

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Should is not a Solution

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I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?” Most of the people debating this issue are for conservation, they are against wild areas being destroyed and wild species being threatened with extinction. There’s something missing, however, the how.

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. Phoebe Snetsinger was an American birder who first passed the 8,000 species mark. After finishing yet another water stewardship training for a large beverage company in Accra I had some time to kill.