Eggs, Endangered Species and Gorillas

Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?

Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs. But now there is increasing talk of more far-reaching action.

Central African Republic

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

That year Congress passed the Lacey Act, followed by the tougher Weeks-McLean Act in 1913 and, five years later, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protected not just birds but also their eggs, nests, and feathers 1. Why is this happening? People don’t respect wildlife.

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Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?

Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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