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Use it or lose it?

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she shot a rhino (auctioned for conservation). Shot a rhino? Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting. On the other hand, I’m pretty dubious about shooting rhinos for conservation. she’s Texan.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. With an estimated 200 to 300 individuals left in the wild, the Cross River Gorilla (CR) ( Gorilla gorilla diehli ) has been hunted to near extinction. People don’t respect wildlife.

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