Culling, Killing and South Africa

It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

This was proposed as an example of what we now call “stabilizing selection” … variation is constantly introduced into populations, but every now and then “selective forces” culls the variation out. As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S. If so, the frequency of road kill should decline over time.

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South Africa Killing Nebraska Cape Verde

Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

The killing of Cecil was equated with murder, a moral crime rather than a symptom of a ecological problem. Take an example, Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa. Lions from Tembe have founded new populations across Africa, reducing the pressure on Tembe’s other predators. And culls of Nyala have been proposed.

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Lions Sierra Leone Hunting Buffalo

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It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

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