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

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In his piece on state agencies, The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Wolves , Mr. Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves.

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Palin Now Going After Endangered Whales

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First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. This listing decision didn't take those efforts into account as required by law." And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?)

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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

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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. The park did have a pack of African Wild Dogs, or Painted Wolves, the species I had gone to Africa to see.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go. According to the observation book on the tower, even wolves are a – very remote – possibility. From the tower, there should be a few interesting raptors around, and vagrant raptor species are always a possibility during migration periods.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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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. But I digress.

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