Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
A federal judge for the first time in US history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings. Advertisement: Story continues below "This case is on the next frontier of civil rights," said PETA lawyer Jeffrey Kerr, representing the five orcas.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
Many essays, especially in the later sections, end with a question, hopefully getting us to think more about questions of ethics, conservation, and the puzzles posed by nature. The sections are also labeled according to the months of the year, the idea being that the book will take us through a year of birding.
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Animal Person
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
For only $450,000, we could buy almost all of the habitat neded to protect Ecuador's remaining frogs. Or an animal that could use the aid of human intervention, such as the Florida panther, which has benefited from the culverts built to help it safely cross highways (221).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
The reasonable rates really do not adequately reflect both the level of comfort and the personalized service ethic. James is currently the host and owner of Nikons Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. But this does not mean that we as birders have to sacrifice comfort for a fatter wallet!
Animal Person
JANUARY 6, 2010
They can also learn how "to hold sponges over their snouts to protect themselves when searching for spiny fish on the ocean floor." But if you live on a lake in South Florida, you know that anhingas, who swim as well as they fly and run (is there a hierarchy for triathletes in the natural world? Where are we on that one, I wonder?),
Animal Ethics
MARCH 6, 2008
After impact, the hawk, a protected migratory bird, fell to the ground bleeding from the nostrils. The bird was buried on the golf course—perhaps in an effort to hide the evidence—but was later dug up by Florida investigators.
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