Jeanne the barn owl loves people. She calls out for them. I was worried my daughter was being too friendly. But the falconer assured me Jeanne would only give an affectionate nibble.
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 Hunting is dying off. Only 5% of Americans hunt and the number is set to plummet as Baby Boomers retire. Stop using hunting as an excuse for giving anyone a military weapon. Keep reading It’s time for hunters to stop being human shields for the NRA  The National Parks Service gears up for long-dreaded killing of Fire Island deer, targeting friendly ones and messing with the species natural evolution in a world dominated by humans. Keep reading Fire Island Deer Lovers Worried as Parks Service Kill Off Marches Forward  Releasing predators in Central Park play a huge role in the fantasies and rhetoric of hunters. Could one have planted a dead black bear cub scare New Yorkers? Seems like somebody with access to dead wildlife was trying to make a point. Keep reading Did a Hunter Leave a Dead Bear in Central Park to Teach New Yorkers a Lesson? Watch out Fire Island deer! The Parks Service wants you out of the way of their holly plants. And tourists, if you like seeing deer, too bad. The parks service wants to cut down on “negative human-deer interactions,” which it seems to define as anything that isn’t hunting. Keep reading Parks Service Wants to Hunt Fire Island Deer Again  Ol Pejeta Conservancy asks the public for $35k to buy a drone to protect what may be the world’s last four northern white rhinos from poachers. Keep reading Rarest rhino species may be saved by crowdfunded drones  Thousands of virtually extinct scimitar-horned oryx survive on TX hunting ranches. But only 110 TX oryx are in the species survival plan that spans 211 institutions worldwide. The species doesn’t need Texas hunters. Keep reading What 60 Minutes’ Love Letter to TX Canned Hunts Got Wrong  A mob of urban kangaroos heads into Canberra at night to eat. The same arguments over hunting, contraceptives and car accidents play out. Keep reading The urban kangaroo–white-tailed deer of Australia  The century old tradition of feeding elk outside Yellowstone could end up severely hurting the population by spreading chronic wasting disease. Keep reading How quickly will national elk feeding grounds spread chronic wasting disease?  The 71 million Americans who like watching wildlife far outnumber and outspend hunters, but don’t get much a say in wildlife policy. Keep reading Wildlife Watchers: We are the 31% (Hunters are only 5%) |
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