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

10,000 Birds

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

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PETA and IFAW Plan 24 City Tour of Canada

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Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop. PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it.

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Animal Companions

Animal Ethics

Choosing to live with animals rather than humans is a kind of masturbation: all pleasure, no responsibility. Those of us who live with, love, and provide for animals have no expectation of reciprocity, for we know that none is forthcoming. So who’s selfish: those who produce children or those who care for animals?

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. The answer should be obvious to anyone familiar with wildfowl hunting in the US and the film Jerry McGuire – money.

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