10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
While his poem was about the dubious nature of boundaries kept in check by surly New England yankees, the sentiment holds true in Hawaii, at least. “Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote poet Robert Frost. Specifically, the state’s Big Island, where a new fence was just completed in the hopes of protecting an endangered bird.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2013
The piece describes why this corner of the world often has an attitude toward indiscriminate hunting that ranges from laissez-faire to Wild West, and also the toll that the ensuing slaughter takes on populations of birds that are protected in their northern European summer homes. Take Hawaii, for example.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2017
27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. Can a 17-year-old who mercilessly slaughters helpless creatures – and then brags about it both in person and on social media – suddenly see the light when he reaches the magic age of 18?
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
Corwin tells the story of the Maasai of Kenya, whose culture involved disdain for and slaughter of lions. It's important to note that Corwin doesn't think he has all of the answers. We can stop using animals and "allocate resources" to educate Homo sapiens worldwide to change their relationship to the animals around them.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 24, 2007
To the Editor: Re “ The Bluefin Slaughter ” (editorial, Nov. Goldsmith Wailuku, Hawaii, Nov. 17): As a young man I was privileged to work for and to know Capt. Mayo II of Provincetown, Mass. He was the legendary sport fishing captain of the Chantey I, II and III, the inventor of skip baits and a lover of the oceans.
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