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Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

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A recent study has documented a rise in the number of turbine-related eagle deaths in the United States. . Justice Department is investigating seven of the deaths, since they violate federal law. Except for birds, that is. The increase seems to parallel the wind-energy industry’s expansion, according to the authors.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. Photographs of window-killed birds from Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Copyright © 2021 Daniel Klem, Jr. The more glass, the more bird kills. ©2012 Donna L.

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CA Wildlife Official Photographed with Dead Mountain Lion

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Dan Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Commission, is shown in the photo, holding a mountain lion he reportedly hunted and killed in Idaho, according to Western Outdoor Press, which published the photo. Hunting mountain lion is legal in Idaho, but illegal in California. KCRA 3 could not reach Richards for comment.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition. Laws remain grossly inadequate as do practices at our nation’s slaughterhouses,” says Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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State wildlife agencies have a financial conflict of interest that makes it impossible for them to manage predators with regards to the wider public values.” ” This leads to obvious conflicts with the NAMWC prohibition against the frivolous killing and waste of wildlife.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

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As the economy continues to falter, law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the country are seeing major increases in the number of unwanted and neglected horses, some abandoned on public land, others left to starve by their owners.". Butcher plainly speaks of the use of horses and that those not usable perhaps should be killed.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. …It is estimated that the number of free-roaming cats in the United States may be equal to that of owned cats, approximately 70 million.