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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. Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5.

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

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Animal Ethics

In other words, there are moral limits to science, as to law. What if it's customary to allow guests to torture or kill one of the tribe? Can you possibly understand them if you refuse? Some things, I think you will agree, are more important than understanding.

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Some Chinese Pheasants

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I feel that thanking your own baby for moral support in the acknowledgment section of a Ph.D. Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. This turned out to be nice for one researcher who thus could do the research for her Ph.D. thesis – as she did – is a bit much though. It is easy.