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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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They were simply sent to Family Court. But no one who has ever cared for another creature – be it bird, animal, or human – can comprehend, much less cope with, this kind of brutal, pointless killing. In the following days harrowing photos of dead birds and severed body parts were posted on social media pages. Gutierrez was 18.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). to the far reaches of freezing Siberia.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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That’s what you do with other game, right? Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. Why not just shoot the biggest one? I thought whooping cranes were all white.

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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

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Let the games begin. We give them human names and provide them with the same amenities we enjoy as humans. I don't think anyone is campaigning for "farm" animals to become pets, as many of us don't even think the family cat should be the family cat. Scott's assumption is that we profit from certain animals.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. Some people think humans are superior to all other life forms.

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