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I have a concern about a wildlife sanctuary.

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The conditions at the internship are honestly terrible and it has me digging into the morality of this place. Feeding wolves, bears, etc was always a big no in my eyes. Long story short, I know someone interning at a wildlife sanctuary. For privacy I won’t say which one. I’m no expert, but that sounds like b t.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration. The persecution of these apex predators, especially wolves , is rampant among some hunters and cattle ranchers. But I digress.

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

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A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

I’m tired of hearing people who enjoy killing justify it with specious moral platitudes. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions? He says meat tastes more precious when you’ve watched it die. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse? Animals suffer when killed. No pearly phrases can make that any better. MARIE BROWN Baldwin, N.Y.,

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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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Twenty Years Ago

Animal Ethics

The book that started everything was Barry Holstun Lopez’s Of Wolves and Men [(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978); I finished reading this book on 28 December 1980]. That book exposed me to natural history (Aldo Leopold, Henry Beston, and Stephen Gould), wilderness (Roderick Nash), and moral philosophy (John Rodman and Peter Singer).

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

If the goal is not moral perfection for ourselves, but the maximum benefit for animals, half-measures ought to be encouraged and appreciated. Mr. Steiner rightly rejects this view as morally flawed. Wolves eat sheep. Moreover, I find no way to shine a moral spotlight on one corner without letting shadows fall on another.