10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

The Yangtze River Dolphin (the mammals described here are no less fascinating than the birds), iconic in Chinese culture, had its habitat was destroyed by a combination of human-introduced factors, including the blocking of the dolphins’ echolocation systems by large ships negotiating the river.

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 267

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

These are the dolphins in your tuna fish, for example. About 15 million birds are killed annually by hunters, and of course this is distributed among a very small number of species. A small number, maybe about 72 million according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , are poisoned every year.

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Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Second, there are other species besides human beings that have high intelligence, e.g., chimpanzees and dolphins. Animals in the wild try to escape from hunters.) One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” Suppose some of them say yes (in American sign language).

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Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40