Beach Boys founding members Brian Wilson and Al Jardine alerted fans Monday that they have no part in an appearance later this week by a version of the group fronted by cofounder Mike Love at a trophy-hunting convention where Donald Trump Jr. will be the keynote speaker. Love’s touring edition of the Beach Boys, for …
Is Trophy Hunting Necessary for Conservation? — The Jaguar
Here is a fascinating story that appeared in The Revelator last week. It was written by Melissa Gaskill, and it covers a fierce debate within the scientific community about the importance of trophy hunting. via Is Trophy Hunting Necessary for Conservation? — The Jaguar
Why Botswana Is Lifting Its Ban On Elephant Trophy Hunting — News : NPR
The government is revoking a ban on elephant hunting. Some say that's good news for the tourist business and local farmers who say the animals trampled their crops. Others aren't so sure.(Image credit: Greg Du Toit/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media/Getty Images) via Why Botswana Is Lifting Its Ban On Elephant Trophy Hunting — News : NPR
Update from the Field: First Buffalo to Enter Montana Met with Gunfire — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Source: Buffalo Field Campaign Is it any wonder that buffalo have been staying out of Montana when this is the kind of welcome they receive? As we’ve been reporting, hardly any buffalo have migrated from Yellowstone into Montana this winter. The few who had come close didn’t stay long before heading deeper into the park. […] …
Yellowstone and Montana are Killing the Last Wild Buffalo — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Does anyone in Montana, Yellowstone or the broader US care at all anymore about their wild resources and icons? This article seems to indicate not. There's a brutality now quite evident, boiling over everywhere, in the US that is stark, cold and cruel. Straight from the Horse's Heart article follows verbatim. read more …
Kentucky Woman Branded ‘White American Savage’ After Posing With Dead Giraffe She Shot — TIME
Her actions are symbolic of a society that seems content to descend into hatred, intolerance, barbarism and almost total lack of compassion for animals or fellow citizen. Killing a giraffe with a high-powered weapon doesn't take much skill and certainly no discernible level of intelligence. It does take a lust for death, destruction and an …
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