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

10,000 Birds

Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada. Smith, a veteran fish and wildlife biologist, identified three criteria that need to be met for the PTD to be effective: The general public must be aware of their legal standing with respect to public ownership of wildlife.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife?

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. It also protects hundreds of species of birds and mammals, and thousands of plants, and everything else you need in a functional ecosystem. You do a lot of good.

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