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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

They are all wonderful people and they are all animal lovers. But I’ve learned we love animals in very different ways. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. On the one hand, it’s better than doing nothing with a feral cat colony. I snapped. .”

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People should stop beliveing in stupid ideas like(dilemma of saveing prey from predator) + people sympathesing with cute animals over any else(to the point they dont care about animals who arent in there minds).

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Only exceptions are:invasive species attacking native species/wild animals attacking pets and endangered species being attacked by wild species. didnt save Moth or was it Butterfly from Jumpeing Spider.Because I would do nature diservice by disrespecting both species role. Thats the reality.It

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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

The lake consists of a large body of open water, a belt of tall yellow grass (where a big orange cat can blend and disappear if it chooses so) and, all around it, thick forests of predominantly teak, interspersed with thickets of bamboo. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.

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On the Keeping of Endangered Fishes

Animal Person

An Animal Person reader wrote me with the following question: There are many species of cichlids in Lake Victoria that are on the verge of extinction, and most are hardy and small enough to be kept in an aquarium. The answer to that question could, for some, be dependent upon whether the endangering is our doing.

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Busch Gardens’ Baby Cheetah Gets a New Puppy Pal

4 The Love Of Animals

Just a month after Busch Gardens took in a cheetah cub whose mother wasn’t caring for it, the park’s animal care team has identified the perfect four-legged friend for the 8-week-old cat: a 16-week old female yellow Labrador puppy. This social bond will be a very similar relationship, and they will be together for life.”.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc.

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