10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Our Snow Leopard sat, quite Cheetah-like, before stalking off and once again rolling in the gravel, apparently an indication of the desire to mask its scent before a hunt. We could not believe our fortune, could we really be treated to a Snow Leopard hunt – this was beyond our wildest dreams?

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Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

Wildlife 245

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 245

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. Wolves also lick one another’s mouths, particularly when one wolf returns to the pack. See a video on how dogs think like us.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions? 26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

This species, one of the heaviest birds able to fly, was once common through most of southern and central Europe and all the way to Mongolia, but was driven to extinction by hunting and changes in agricultural practises in most of its European range during the 19th and early 20th century.

Germany 101

Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101