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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. As a consequence, “people should treat all creatures decently, and protect them from cruelty, avoidable suffering, and unnecessary killing.” Wildlife belongs to everyone and no one.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

It was not a kitty cat, even though all of its relatives in the Americas were. But they don’t live in North America. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids.

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Greenland’s Arctic Tern

10,000 Birds

The Arctic tern is a rather social bird and they’re great at protecting each other in their colonies. Due to their great protectiveness against dangers such as gulls, arctic skuas, ravens, falcons, foxes and humans, a lot of other bird species reside just outside the Arctic terns colonies. Source: Visit Greenland ).

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Common sense tells us not to put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, but politicians repeatedly deny common sense in favor of the needs of special-interest groups. The federal government needs to recommit itself to putting boots on the ground in America and elsewhere to inspect and protect our food supply. 21, 2008

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

ADI, which has previously rescued and relocated animals in Europe, South America and Africa have described it as one of the most complex logistical operation they have ever undertaken but say it will be worth all of the effort when the animals walk free. ADI also rescues animals in distress worldwide.

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