Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

Latimer refers to his previous two posts where he has "documented the ethical and moral shallowness of the 'animal rights' credo itself, which is based more on an anti-human self hatred, taking the form of a 'moral' squeamishness concerned more with stamping out human 'cruelty,' no matter what the social or economic costs might be.

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Some document one of the last views of the species, others are of the last representative of the species. There is the flightless Atitlán Giant Grebe of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, whose habitat was destroyed by a combination of human incursion and earthquake, but whose DNA lives on in hybrids that fly. And remembered.

Animal 265

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 265

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Each chapter of The Jewel Hunter reads like a mini-travel novel. If you want to travel the world birding and drinking beer, The Jewel Hunter is a must-buy. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. And mosquitos. And leeches.

Hunters 188

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 188

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. These conditions offered easy access to hunters in a habitat where a bird as large as a Guan would have little chances to hide or scape. Photo: Fernando Angulo Pratolongo.

Collecting 267

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267