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Snowy Owl Ethics

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Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. of deaths in the same study were from gunshot wounds (Kerlinger and Lein 1988).

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