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Tom Regan on Endangered Species

Animal Ethics

The rights view is not opposed to efforts to save endangered species. If people are encouraged to believe that the harm done to animals matters morally only when these animals belong to endangered species, then these same people will be encouraged to regard the harm done to other animals as morally acceptable.

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

10,000 Birds

A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

Let us now give an example of wise conservation of what remains of the gifts of nature.” Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration. They are listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN red list.

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