Animal Person
JUNE 26, 2009
People in South Florida are still in an uproar over the mutilation and slaughter of 19 house cats (allegedly) by 18-year old Tyler Weinman, who was declared mentally competent and not a danger to himself or others (!). We humans have decided that, for a combination of reasons that are important to us, cats are worthy of our respect.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. An exotic species (see Glossary) may appear in Florida because of deliberate transport and release by humans, or because of inadvertent escape from captivity. This post will get a bit into that for which I apologize, but it seems someone needs to do this.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
However, the age of the Golden Gooney was to come to a brutal end; beginning in the late 1800′s, they were being slaughtered by the millions for their feathers at their breeding colonies. But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent. Somebody won a Nobel Prize.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. Most of the deer and duck hunters I know lament the loss of an old growth forest or flood-plain swamp as much as I do. I think not!
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