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

10,000 Birds

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. Smith and Donald A.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: In ā€œ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ā€ (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. Iā€™m tired of hearing people who enjoy killing justify it with specious moral platitudes. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions?