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SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer, Part Deux

Animal Person

I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however. Instead, it is the campaign to modify it. No nonhuman alive today belongs to the same species as some ancestor of humans.

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

10,000 Birds

I’m extremely grateful to Paul for taking the initiative in raising awareness of this NWR campaign. Tags: national wildlife refuge , north america , parks • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! You may even have some profound insights that need to be shared in this public forum.

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

There, a conservation campaign led by Naga conservation activist Bano Haralu, based on community education and the promise of economic retooling, has successfully halted the massive slaughter of the hundreds of thousands of Amur Falcons who gather at the Doyang Reservoir. It is often hard to be positive. by Scott Weidensaul.

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