article thumbnail

Use it or lose it?

10,000 Birds

During the decades that preceded the Iraq war there were two schools of view on how to deal with that country and its troublesome leader. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting. All the resources we consume come from nature.

Rhinos 168
article thumbnail

Should is not a Solution

10,000 Birds

It’s a powerful motivator that has attracted millions of people from all around the world to devote time and money to protect these resources. The Iraq War was a demonstration of the most dangerous and beguiling aspect of the should – the belief that what should be is so obvious that a nudge will make it so. I hear you.

Tigers 172