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

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But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Thomas Serfass, a professor at Maryland’s Frostburg State University says, “I would describe the North American Model as incomplete. New Ideas In Conservation.

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Some Chinese Pheasants

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Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. Bonus note for science nerds (not related specifically to birds): Whenever Chinese researchers give percentages, they do so up to two digits behind the decimal – thus the exact percentages in the HBW citation above. Examples: California. Connecticut.