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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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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

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While photographing the Brown Bears in the Russian Far East, a friend of mine, Jovan “Lucky” Lakatos, was with Michio Hoshino, Japanese-born nature photographer specialized in Alaskan wildlife and experienced in how to behave facing this apex predator. Those bears live in the wild and are not used to humans.

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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Raphael Nussbaumer is a keen ornithologist who enjoys combining his passion for birds with computer science background. You may have read about Kikinda in the Wall Street Journal or the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Alongside 170 birds, in this park you stand a chance of spotting the Eurasian Lynx , Brown Bear and Grey Wolf !

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Frozen Planet

4 The Love Of Animals

We have loved seeing places that few people ever get to see, and learning about the interesting wildlife that lives there. We loved seeing penguins, whales, polar bears, and wolves. Science at the Ends of the Earth – An examination of the remarkable scientific work being performed at the South Pole.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Trying to stop her is her furious husband and the authorities, and helping her is a smitten tech guy and an underground railroad of fellow wildlife rescuers. It’s a funny, suspenseful road trip with lots of wildlife. And birders!

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

He can do so in one of two ways: either by heeding the advice of scientists calling for the polar bear to be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act; or, at the very least, by delaying the lease sale while the complexities of the proposed listing are sorted out.