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Amazon Wildlife
Wolf Hunt Could Backfire
Several studies on dingoes, the wild dogs of Australia, strongly suggest that “controlling” wolves by allowing hunting could cause ranchers in the Rockies to lose more, rather than fewer, cattle…
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Dolphins & Whales
Update on Dolphin Slaughter
In the wake of a movie called “The Cove,” media have descended on the town of Taiji, Japan for the start of the dolphin slaughter season. What they’ve found—or haven’t…
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American Wildlife
Questions About The Wolf Hunt
Ralph Maughan has a list of very good questions about the wolf hunt now underway in Idaho. And in The New York Times Timothy Egan has an interesting editorial about…
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Dolphins & Whales
What Do Dolphins Eat?
The US Fish & Wildlife Service warns that feeding dolphins can harm the animals. Not only are human snacks unhealthy for the popular sea mammals, but other dangers are involved…
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Butterflies & Insects
How To Help Butterflies
The North American Butterfly Association reports that the numbers of many species of butterflies seem to be about half of what they were last year through much of the US.…
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Endangered Species
Most Endangered Wildlife List
The trouble with Top 10 Endangered Species lists is that the people putting them together always have to decide which species to leave off. In the end, there’s always a…
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Endangered Species
Stop The Wolf Hunt
Conservation groups are fighting in court to prevent wolf hunts that are scheduled to begin in September in Idaho and Montana. The Idaho hunt would kill up to one-third of…
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