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Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?

Critter News

Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed. The zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. In light of this horrible incident, is it right for the zoo to carry on a breeding program that subjects more animals to such unnatural lives? Finally, what of the audience? Lisa Edmondson, Los Angeles