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In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”
I like this opinion piece from the Christian Science Monitor which calls for an "EndangeredSpecies Hour." It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. But jobs that depend on harvesting endangeredspecies will quickly disappear if those species are not protected.
Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the EndangeredSpecies Act (ESA). These will eventually eliminate beach habitat and interfere with the creation of new beach habitat.
There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangeredspecies on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London – and this morning, I am after one of those! And the animals themselves? The main tactic is diversion.
The opening line in this USA Today article says it all, "Every proposal to protect marine species at the Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies meeting in Doha, Qatar was voted down." Tags: CITES marine animals Japan china endangeredspecies.
Indian gazelle You know the secret of how African park rangers find animals for tourists? And the animals themselves? When they spot a traffic jam in the savanna, it is easy enough to conclude that some unfortunate animal is being surrounded by telephoto lenses. The main tactic is diversion.
The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. EndangeredSpecies Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. The cases are: Friends of Animals v.
Now, 48 of the 56 animals have been put down. These animals include endangeredspecies. The owner released them and killed himself. What was he thinking?
Delegates to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies) conference in Qatar voted down three of four proposals to protect sharks. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan china endangeredspecies. This really sucks. According to the New York Times.
With such a restricted range, the duck is still at risk of stochastic events (in other words, Mother Nature), and disease is a recurring problem on Midway, but the species is in much better shape than they were a hundred years ago. Birds aren’t the only animals who have made strong comebacks thanks to the EndangeredSpecies Act.
Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab Is Solving Crimes and Saving EndangeredSpecies is an interesting read about the world’s first wildlife forensics lab. It’s a book that can appeal to both animal lovers and suspense lovers because it combines both.
I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? Conservation black-backed woodpecker endangeredspecies fire olive-sided flycatcher'
American scientists, realizing belatedly how embarrassing it was to know so little about a species right in the heart of their own continent, rushed to study this remnant population. When the South Dakota ferret numbers began dropping, they captured nine animals in hopes of starting a captive breeding population.
And when you have adorable children coloring adorable pictures of Spoon-billed Sandpipers for an animated video about saving said Sandpipers, my friends, you have officially pushed the cute meter to the limit. Photo by JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commons. Children are cute. So are Spoon-billed Sandpipers.
Actually, despite the fact that central Asian steppes cover huge areas, Sociable Lapwings breed only around nomadic cattle herders’ settlements, which signifies that this species has evolved alongside wild ungulates, such as Blackbuck and Saiga antelopes, which kept the grass short. Trips endangeredspecies India lapwings Sociable Lapwing'
A twilight cruise then introduces you to the rainforest’s nocturnal animals. A half-hour hike takes you to the lake, where you’ll glide in a wooden canoe across a beautiful, mirror-like, oxbow lake that is home to many endangeredspecies.
Around 12 million animals are used each year in the European Union (EU) for research purposes. This became clear from a report addressed at the European Parliament (EP) session on May 5–7, which seeks to vote on a directive concerning animal research. I really hope this passes.
I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangeredspecies because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S.
And they certainly have no right to use endangeredspecies as performers. These are ENDANGEREDspecies. The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. Tags: circuses us elephants endangeredspecies.
Considering the fact that her lake lies conveniently close to the Moharli Gate, I suppose Telia would be the biggest earner of all the animals of Tadoba. In other words, in the last century we lost 97% of these animals and about 40% of their former range (source: WWF). Conservation endangeredspecies India Mammals tiger'
He was caught at an airport with about 70 live animals, including at least three different endangeredspecies and eight inch-long Caiman crocodiles. I don't know how these poor animals survive stuffed in luggage. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime reptiles crocodile south africa endangeredspecies.
Most of the usual birds seem present, a frog or two call from a small wetland, and a few other expected animals are there too. During our time travels, we would note vast changes in many other birds and animals. We would see how species that used to be common, even abundant, became remnants of their former, robust populations.
The rights view is not opposed to efforts to save endangeredspecies. If people are encouraged to believe that the harm done to animals matters morally only when these animals belong to endangeredspecies, then these same people will be encouraged to regard the harm done to other animals as morally acceptable.
Detectives seized 200 products believed to be made from endangeredanimals including musk deer, leopards and tigers. The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangeredspecies came into effect.
Their ads claim that the primate comes with "veterinary health documents, a "permit" from CITES (the Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora) and a year's health care guarantee. And let's not even talk about all the internet sales of trophies and animal parts.
To the extent there is one, the primary animating principle appears to be that the ABA Area includes all of the United States and Canada. The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. because it is birding in the United States.
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangeredspecies. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangeredspecies.
The CITES irresponsible treatment of marine animals made it to Huffington Post too. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan endangeredspecies. This article is by the President of the Blue Frontier Campaign. I'm glad others share my disgust with CITES and the UN.
Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. 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.
Since 1976, Michigan's endangered and threatened species listing has been modified only six times--a fact [DNR's former endangeredspecies coordinator, Todd} Hogrefe attributed to the tremendous amount of time and effort it takes DNR staff to decide which animals to include and which to leave out.
What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangeredspecies for death. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It may be as simple as trying to hit the big white one.
The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf One may say so.
But what does it really mean if you and I don't engage in saving this beautiful animal? Tags: tigers china endangeredspecies. It's the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese calendar and there's plenty of talk and meetings going around.
The animals threatened most by the spill are bluefin tuna, sea turtles, brown pelicans, shrimp and sharks. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangeredspecies. Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst.
Did some kind of animal eat the tulips and spread them in its droppings? Despite our short stay I was intrigued by the tulips and wondered how they had all ended up on the steppe. Was it part of some gigantic-scale gardening project planned by the Soviets when Kazakhstan was a part of the USSR?
Now that the species is listed in the US as "threatened," hunters can't import the dead body parts (aka hunting "trophies") in from Canada. Supposedly, environmentalists and animal rights activists have "unfairly made the polar bear into 'the panda bear of North America.'" insert crying baby picture here.)
The endangered whales, possibly the largest animals ever to live on Earth, have yet to recover from the worldwide slaughter that eliminated 99 percent of their number, according to the American Cetacean Society. The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season.
Dr Scott Roberton, head of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said that hunting wild animals for meat and trafficking had been happening in many countries, especially developing ones. In Viet Nam, hunting and trade in wild animals had been alarming, he said.
Animal-rights activists claim an orca is being held in an "inadequate tank" in the Miami Seaquarium. They sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for excluding captive killer whales from listing under the EndangeredSpecies Act. Read the rest of the article in the Courthouse News Service.
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