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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” ” Obviously the dictionary does not equate hunting with conservation. People don’t respect wildlife. Some people actually don’t consider human beings as animals.

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

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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National Geographic launches Birding TV Show

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A former wildlife wrangler, Currie also hosts, Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV , the first bird-watching travel show in the US. James Currie is a native of South Africa; he has led wildlife and bird-watching tours for more than 15 years. The new hour-long show delves into the Sonoran Desert to track Harris’s Hawks.

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Falakhe’s Story

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And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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They are also hunted. Wolf Lichen is rich in toxic vulpinic acid and in the old days was boiled up with meat and used to poison wolves. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. Owls are in danger from the usual threats–habitat destruction, climate change, human intrusion.

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

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He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. Smaller and larger animals (if there are any) are taken by other creatures. That part of the carnivore landscape is taken by other animals.

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Bill to kill up to 90% of Idaho wolves signed by governor: 'Nearly 30 former state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter to Little last month asking him to veto the measure, saying the methods for killing wolves violate longstanding wildlife management practices and hunting ethics.'

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