4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat. Shortly before David’s death, the couple finally arrived at a precise mixture of human baby formula and coconut.

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Elephants Kenya Wounded Rhinos 100

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JULY 9, 2014

she shot a rhino (auctioned for conservation). Shot a rhino? People, they argue, are more important than bugs, and besides, the money will help pay to protect other conservation land. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting.

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Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 167

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

After a few hours we guesstimated that the pack had moved south and after checking the shooting range (where the park rangers tasked with the unenviable responsibility of protecting the park’s rhinos practised their art) we joined the road to the less touristy southern part of the park. Support Wildlife ACT in supporting them.

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Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 188

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Assuming you have a passing interest in wildlife, or at the least you know someone that does, and chances are in the last week or so you’ve become aware that some lady from America shot a lion. This Lion should not be shot, as it is a protected reserve that forbids shooting. Qualifying statements to follow).

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Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 181

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JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. People don’t respect wildlife. Some people actually don’t consider human beings as animals. Some people think humans are superior to all other life forms. But I digress.

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