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

10,000 Birds

Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. The exploiter/developer pays.

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High Noon Birding in the Mountains of Los Angeles

10,000 Birds

The beauty of this area is breathtaking, though the burned trunks are reminders that it is still recovering from the disastrous Station Fire of 2009, which scorched over 250 square miles and killed two firefighters. Probably much more of a serious threat than the bear scat we occasionally spied or the threat of poodle-bush rash.

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It’s Time to Move Mothers Day

10,000 Birds

My mother-in-law, sister, and sisters-in-law are additional marvelous mothers and I don’t wish to cause any of them any offense. ” and you get as a response, “I will kill you.” There is powerful force that can be brought to bear on this situation and it is within the ranks of us birders.

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Are You Wearing Man's Best Friend? That Trim on the Hood of Your Jacket Might Be Dog Fur!

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But when HSUS purchased several of these jackets, the jackets arrived bearing the labels "Made in China" and "genuine raccoon fur." According to the AP story, nine of ten jackets tested by HSUS were found to have trim made of dog fur, but were mislabeled in violation of federal law. Just how do Chinese workers kill raccoon dogs?"

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” One is defined as catching or killing and the other as keeping from injury. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea? A newly created U.S.

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