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

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. 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.

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I have a concern about a wildlife sanctuary.

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Long story short, I know someone interning at a wildlife sanctuary. Basically the locals started feeding dangerous wildlife causing them to come dependent on the food. The sanctuary now claims because of this dependency, they need to be fed by humans because stopping would cause the wildlife to go into local towns.

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Snow Leopard hunt by Adam Riley (INDRI Ultimate Wildlife Tours)

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Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. Towards the centre of the image is the young Blue Sheep with the Snow Leopard right behind. Wolves can be encountered anywhere in the park.

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Wild Mississippi

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The show covers an entire year along the Mississippi, and shows the many challenges that the wildlife in the area deal with. You will see everything from bald eagles, wolves and deer, to wild turtles, baby ducklings and other animals. Be sure to watch the mini-series to find out just how right he was in saying this!

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Frozen Planet

4 The Love Of Animals

We have loved seeing places that few people ever get to see, and learning about the interesting wildlife that lives there. We loved seeing penguins, whales, polar bears, and wolves. We loved it when the penguins jumped out of the water, and right onto a camera man! Some of it is quiet funny as well.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. The largest bird, forming the short bar on the right of the bird histogram, is a swan. I’m sure there were a lot of insects in range of my eyeballs, hiding behind leaves or camouflaged against bark as insects are wont to do.

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