Humane Hunting Wolves 
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.
10,000 Birds
MAY 31, 2015
In German, if you are a rodent and you are smaller than – say – a human hand, you’re a mouse. The Common Buzzards , for example, who usually hunt by circling high above the landscape, will hover in kestrel fashion much more frequently. The kestrels , on the other hand, will more frequently hunt from low perches.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. “Humans are unique. Hare could run a very profitable shell game.
10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2017
When I was a kid I loved books like My Side of the Mountain , Island of the Blue Dolphins , and Julie of the Wolves. Falcon Wild is a new book in that long tradition, and this one features a more realistic (though still very slightly romanticized) portrait of a human/animal partnership.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
Dogs are similarly dispersed across size ranges, with Foxes, Coyotes, and Wolves taking prey across different parts of the size range. It isn’t like not killing the cat is in any way humane, considering the number of animals it will kill over time. That part of the carnivore landscape is taken by other animals.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 31, 2011
To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions? 26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many.
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