Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. 2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. In United States v. Stevens , the Supreme Court last year overturned a 1999 law banning depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds of overbreadth.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

Inhumane confinement, illegal anticompetitive practices and factory farming hurt animals, the environment, the consumer, the public health and the farmer. Reversing the agricultural trends of the last half century is a policy area where almost everyone’s interests are aligned.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

What you did was illegal,” he said. Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. Then it’s legal.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 23, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ In Europe, the Catch of the Day Is Often Illegal ” (“Empty Seas” series, front page, Jan. 15): The appalling commercial demand for seafood will soon exhaust the oceans. Only a vigorous, internationally enforced, decades-long general moratorium on commercial fishing can bring us back from this brink.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 29, 2008

Earlier this month, NASA released new satellite photographs showing continued illegal cutting of the Mexican fir forests where virtually all of eastern North America’s monarch butterflies spend the winter.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Ease Into Some Oekologie Oekologie #10 Undercover Taxidermist Busts Illegal Hunters Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia Audubon Rebrand About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Critter News

MARCH 1, 2012

But he apparently took the dead bird to his place illegally. Now, he's been arrested for actions surrounding the death of Pale Male's latest mate Lima. He is very passionate about these hawks and I've followed his blog and beautiful photography for years. Read the story here and decide for yourself. Too much this time?

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Animal Person

AUGUST 1, 2009

Something interesting happened when I read New York Times columnist Bob Herbert's article about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., While whites use illegal drugs at substantially higher percentages than blacks, black men are sent to prison on drug charges at 13 times the rate of white men.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2012

The former is worse than the latter, though in some jurisdictions both would actually be considered illegal. In my neighborhood and across New York City, there are quite a few places with signs like the one above. New Yorkers love feeding pigeons and other New Yorkers love to hate pigeons and those that feed them.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right?

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Here is a New York Times story about poaching, which is a matter of illegality rather than immorality, but I thought it would be of interest to this blog's readers.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. New York: Walker & Company, 4 10,000 Birds , 5 Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement , 6 U.S. The Wild Duck Chase.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. This New York Times article summarizes the current status of travel to Cuba. It’s time to bird Cuba and it is time to learn more about Cuban naturalists.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. New Jersey/New York. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act. Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is designated as an Important Birding Area for Missouri.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

Anyone who is tempted to raise a crow or a raven needs to know that 1) it is illegal to do it without a license, and 2) if you don’t follow the protocol (ski masks and puppets, and NEVER raise one alone) followed by a large flight cage and live prey, you cannot release them – they will never make it in the wild.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

There’s more than one obsession in The Feather Thief , and though the mind boggles at the lengths to which the obsessed go in order to satiate their passions, as a birder I couldn’t help but feel a sense of kinship. And, rage and frustration.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

To the Editor: Your reporting on the illegal ivory trade (“ Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits ,” “The Price of Ivory” series, front page, Sept. This holds true whether it is in the Democratic Republic of Congo or right here in New York City, where Cyrus R.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2020

Although there has been a split in the courts , “incidental take” has generally been considered within the scope of the MBTA, so harming or killing migratory birds has been illegal regardless of intent. This is known as “strict liability.” of the EIS) to avoid harming birds. The image at the top (via Wikipedia ) is a U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2021

Although there has been a split in the courts , “incidental take” has generally been considered within the scope of the MBTA, so harming or killing migratory birds has been illegal regardless of intent. In August 2020 , a federal judge in New York held that the Administration’s interpretation of the MBTA was unlawful.

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MARCH 7, 2023

I think birders will enjoy reading this political history of the MBTA.

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