10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. ” This leads to obvious conflicts with the NAMWC prohibition against the frivolous killing and waste of wildlife. But is there validity to these commonly held ideas?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
The Barred Owl is larger and more adaptable and it appears to out-compete Spotted Owl for food and other resources, likely causing declines in Spotted Owl populations. The plan was the subject of public comments and hearings, consultation with a bio-ethics expert , and an environmental impact statement. (A Fish & Wildlife Serv.,
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
I know he's a conservationist, therefore I know he will advocate for "managing" the "resources" that are sentient nonhumans. And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. That depends largely on us, our priorities, and our allocation of resources.
Animal Person
MAY 10, 2009
It has absolutely nothing to do with any genuine environmentalist ethic. But if you're on the outside, and you're hostile to the idea of respecting the natural lives of sentient nonhumans and you see them only as resources to be managed, might you have a similar idea? Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is.
Animal Person
JUNE 3, 2009
I suppose I just hadn't put enough thought into it, but oil and water are in fact very similar in the way large corporations have swooped into areas where they have no business being, to take the local resources and sell them back to the local people at enormous mark-ups. Water is killing them, and water can save them. Drink Tap Water!
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