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The Parable of the Goat Mites

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And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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What’s even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. on a daily basis, both legally and otherwise. This narrow, frankly ignorant point of view is complete hypocrisy.