Critter News
DECEMBER 23, 2009
The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole. I'm not sure how this fits into my support of animal rights though. I think that ocean life, with the exception of mammals, are often overlooked because they are not the sentient, communicating species that we identify with, like primates, dogs, cats, etc.
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2014
The obvious choice was the Mallard , that plucky familiar northern hemisphere species that is the father of the even more familiar domesticated duck. In fact, as the species was quickly identified as as creating hybrids with Grey Ducks, the opinion was by the 1920s that the species shouldn’t be released further.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears. Tags: zoos canada seals polar bear endangered species. sounds like a real jerk.
Critter News
MARCH 30, 2009
So, I started researching conditions around here for releasing lobsters. So I contacted the Northwest Animal Rights Network for their opinion. Introducing a non-native species could have negative impacts on the ecosystem and the native species already here. It didn't look like it was a good idea.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Having warned to her theme she introduces her villain of the piece, the AMNH researcher Chris Filardi, who collected a kingfisher. Throughout his professional career, Chris has maintained a commitment to bridging his research interests with grassroots conservation. The unique behaviors this mysterious species might exhibit?
Animal Person
OCTOBER 26, 2009
This is not a book about animal rights, and some might say Foer gets animal rights wrong as his only reference is PETA. What's most disappointing is that Foer is intentional in his message that eating animals isn't okay for him, but that he is excited to support people who kill animals when they don't need to.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Scientific research and expertise are needed here. One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” Second, there are other species besides human beings that have high intelligence, e.g., chimpanzees and dolphins. KBJ: I agree that this is a factual question.
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