Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed. It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century. Lisa Edmondson, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Gorillas Zoos Non Human 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. Whooping Crane is not listed as a “sensitive species” for Florida, and there are reports for other locations in the area. In September, Abigail Ruth, a small human, was born and I became a grandmother.

2018 163

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 163

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. Except for the falconer’s jesses and bell, they were to be allowed freedom to pursue life in the wild, life with minimal human contact. He came for the hawks.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 186