10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2019
One management tool used by FWS is reintroduction of an endangered species into its former range. In other words, an experimental population of an “endangered” species is treated as “threatened,” which has fewer protections. But that does not necessarily mean there are no protections. What does that mean?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Even the most free-wheeling of birders don’t usually consider going to a zoo or a chicken farm a form of birding, but just because they choose to distinguish doesn’t mean they keep a list. And one of the oldest tools conservationists had, and still use, is translocation. Counts for what, exactly? Or perhaps not.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2013
My post last week where I defended game hunting as a conservation tool has, unaccountably, encountered a certain amount of push back. And embattled minority should be protected. It’s a powerful motivator that has attracted millions of people from all around the world to devote time and money to protect these resources.
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