10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2015
I can’t help noticing that you’ve just posted an angry story about Cecil the Lion on your timeline. And that lions are really cute. Cecil the Lion reached millions, and it exploded all over my social media in a way few conservation stories do (even with my social media heavily biased towards conservation).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2015
Some lament the invasive nature of the species and fear for the welfare of their native waterfowl. The reactions of the birding scene to this addition have been rather varied. Some rejoice at this news since it provides them with an additional tick. Others, like the Records Committee of the Florida Ornithological Society, are now hiring.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
” 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.
Critter News
JUNE 3, 2011
Being of Azorean heritage, and, therefore, Portuguese, I know personally that animal welfare is not a cultural value. When I was in the Azores, there was a circus called Atlas I think and there were horrible, gaudy posters. I just had a sick feeling about the possible treatment of those animals.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 14, 2011
Take lions, wolves, hyenas to name a few. The League Against Cruel Sports believes that in the interests of raptor welfare, no further licences should be issued. There are many examples in the animal world of pack behavior. The League believes that the bloodsport of falconry should be banned.&# League Against Cruel Sports.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
It’s the same reason so many people now cut up their plastic six-pack holders — because the connection between their soda and the strangled sea lion becomes obvious, visual and intimate. With all of her photos, she follows NANPA ethical guidelines, putting the welfare of birds and other wild animals ahead of any image. .
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2013
In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. In exchange for a handful of wildebeest, oryx, impala, buffalo and kudu, not to mention the occasional lion, enormous areas of wilderness and all the species they contain are set aside and protected.
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