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

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Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.

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Owls, the debait

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One wouldn’t tether a rabbit out to get a shot of a fox or a coyote, or is that somehow different? I think the main thing for me, leaving aside the debate on invasive species and the birds welfare, is that it just feels like cheating. At least a chicken would last awhile as a feeder.

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