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I Remember Elephants

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We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. But the “illegal international trade” is already there, killing – among other places – in Kruger (S. Another ellie is being killed as you read this line. One may say so. Perhaps 15 minutes?

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Africa’s endangered species

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All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. The Northern Bald Ibis is listed as Critically Endangered.

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

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” This leads to obvious conflicts with the NAMWC prohibition against the frivolous killing and waste of wildlife. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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And if a feral cat colony is near an endangered species, the colony should be eliminated. We see several different types of species. Don’t just dismiss them as some crazy cat lady who slept through her biology classes in school. Then one of my nieces started updating about a feral family she was watching.