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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Elephants used to cross the border here before the war, but the fighting increased incidents of poaching as law and order broke down, leading to highly traumatised elephants crossing the border. In the mornings, and I use that term loosely, we would set out to monitor the Lions. But despite this, I did see birds. And how!

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

10,000 Birds

” They agree with George Wuerthner saying, “Nonhuman predators (wolves, mountain lions, coyotes, ravens and others) are disfavored by wildlife managers at all levels as competition for sportsmen and are treated as second-class citizens of the animal kingdom. All attempts to domesticate wild animals should be discouraged.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 2 of 13

Animal Ethics

Since no animals are autonomous (in the sense of being capable of making laws for themselves, or acting on principle), moral concepts such as “right” and “wrong” don’t apply to them. This doesn’t mean we let them run wild, for we need to protect ourselves. KBJ: Martin cannot be serious.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. Even with today’s environmental laws, we are losing species at an alarming rate, and with Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary it’s no wonder. A newly created U.S. A newly created U.S.

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