10,000 Birds
JANUARY 11, 2022
The ABA’s mission statement is vague: “The American Birding Association inspires all people to enjoy and protect wild birds.” The ABA’s education programs promote birding skills, ornithological knowledge, and the development of a conservation ethic. Simply put, birding is fundamentally different than it was 50 years ago.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
The plan was the subject of public comments and hearings, consultation with a bio-ethics expert , and an environmental impact statement. (A 21.23 , which governs scientific collecting permits and under which the FWS issued the permit. A sample of this process is here.) Most relevant to this case is 50 C.F.R. Fish & Wildlife Serv.,
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
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. As a consequence, “people should treat all creatures decently, and protect them from cruelty, avoidable suffering, and unnecessary killing.” were funded by hunters and 95.1%
Critter News
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Do whales deserve constitutional protection against slavery? On February 8, a federal judge said ‘no,’ stopping a historic case filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against SeaWorld for violating the 13th Amendment on slavery. Here's hoping we see more of these legal challenges. Five orcas were listed as the plaintiffs.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2014
It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. Collectively, these MBCF funds have purchased about 2.7 A new stamp that establishes an unambiguous revenue stream for our National Wildlife Refuges while resonating with the values and ethics of the non-hunting community. According to the latest (2013) report by the U.S.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
Many essays, especially in the later sections, end with a question, hopefully getting us to think more about questions of ethics, conservation, and the puzzles posed by nature. The sections are also labeled according to the months of the year, the idea being that the book will take us through a year of birding.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2015
Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds. Yellow Warbler fledgling.
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