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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

When he reached out to ask if he could contribute a piece to 10,000 Birds about about the ethics around the current Snowy Owl irruption in the central and eastern United States we were all for it! “In This quote perfectly sums up the state of the Snowy Owl/birding ethics discussion. This is what most of the controversy is about.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor. The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun. After killing Coffee's pythons, the FWC then committed another criminal act.

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Unethical Photographers Bait Critically Endangered Eagles

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The use of bait in bird photography continues to be a controversial issue, but some instances of baiting clearly cross ethical boundaries into the realm of the unthinkable. A Grey-headed Fish Eagle photographed ethically. The purpose of using bait was to be able to capture action shots of the bird swooping in for the kill.

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Stop the Madness: More Whooping Cranes Shot

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The female was killed but experts suggest the male will survive, although perhaps without the ability to fly. Or, rather, jerks who give the vast majority of ethical hunters a bad name.) As if the last month’s revelation of a pair of murdered Whooping Cranes wasn’t devastating enough, the bad news just keeps on coming.

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On Killing Cows to Save Elephants

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In other words, it's so tragic that elephants are in mortal danger that you should kill cows to help protect the imperiled elephants? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. There are only 50 available. To whom does that make sense or sound like a good idea?

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

Thus the decision was made to kill 3,600 Barreds, and it’s hard to fault the inescapable logic of doing so, as one Audubon Society director expressed it: On the one hand, killing thousands of owls is completely unacceptable. Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P.

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Releasing White Doves

10,000 Birds

Reputable companies belong to the International White Dove Society or the National White Dove Release Society, organizations which set rules of conduct and ethics. Ethical businesses post notices on their websites stating that unless the released birds are properly trained and conditioned, they will not survive.