Early this month I attended The Outdoor Cat: Science and Policy from a Global Perspective. Held in Los Angeles, CA from 3-5 December 2012, the conference was organized by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and supported by … Continue reading
Last night I returned home from The Outdoor Cat conference in Los Angeles, something I mentioned in a previous post. By now I must have attended and spoken at hundreds of academic and advocacy oriented conferences. The Outdoor Cat was … Continue reading
Norway recently entered into negotiations with Sweden to claim a population of Swedish wolves as their own. This is to protect the interests of Norwegian wolves, right? Not at all. Norway wants to claim these wolves who range into its … Continue reading
Keynote for the international conference, The Outdoor Cat: Science and Policy from a Global Perspective. Monday, 3 December 2012 – Wednesday, 5 December 2012 Marina Del Ray Marriott 4100 Admiralty Way Marina Del Ray, CA 90292 United States The Outdoor … Continue reading
I was recently asked to attend a conference on Outdoor Cats, and to say something about ethics and policy with respect to their management. Cats can be managed? Seriously, the issue is important because of disputes over the impact that … Continue reading
I recently read an interesting article entitled Top Predator on the Plains: Wolf, Bear or Human, written by Michelle Berry, a Masters student in Environmental Studies at Stanford University. You can read it here, http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/24/top-predator-on-the-plains-wolf-bear-or-human. Using historical documents, she examines … Continue reading