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BLM bans cyanide bombs on public lands amid safety concerns

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Cyanide bombs are used to kill predator species that prey on livestock, but the devices unintentionally kill thousands of animals each year. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking steps to stop the use of M-44 devices that deliver sodium cyanide on public land.

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Crows, Contest Killing, and Communication

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After scrolling through piles of furious emails regarding a recent blog about Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest , it seemed to me that all of us needed Dr. Phil. The subject was not hunting; it was contest killing. And being anti-hunting does not weaken our position when it comes to contest killing.”. It will never happen.

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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

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Some people think it’s just plain fun to kill enormous numbers of animals and pile up their bodies, and when there’s no “bag limit” it’s legal to do so. Obviously killing contests have nothing to do with traditional hunting, and “animal abuse” is normally used when describing domestic animals.

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Data, safety regulations lacking when it comes to pets and vehicles

AVMA News

However, no data exists on how many pets have been injured or killed in car accidents. Around 45% of U.S. households own dogs and 26% of households own cats out of the total U.S. population of 128 million households in 2020, according to AVMA data. Owners often travel with their pets, whether for vacation or even a trip to the veterinarian.

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Solar Plant Stopped Killing Birds: One Weird Trick!

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Some estimates suggested that something like 28,000 birds would be killed per year in this plant. Also, cats kill many more per year. Far more birds are killed running into windows. ” The right thing to do is to figure out how to kill fewer birds. It just turns into gas and dust. So, what to do?

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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

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However, in this post, I’d like to lay out the basic numbers as we pretend to know them about overall bird mortality, human related causes of mortality, and somewhere in there I’ll note that the number of birds that are killed by windmills is so small that it says “zero” on my pie chart.

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I am terrified of mice, but I feel horrible for killing them.

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My uncle told me there was a big mouse and it was really fast so they had to kill it by throwing brick at it. They have to live in a world where us humongous giants kill them over finding something to eat? They have to live in a world where us humongous giants kill them over finding something to eat?"

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