Last week I submitted the following Op-Ed to The Oregonian (Portland, OR main newspaper) about the ethics process behind the Barred Owl removal experiments in the Pacific Northwest. Who knows whether it will every see the light of day, so … Continue reading
Ever since the release of the US Fish and Wildlife Services final environmental impact statement for a barred owl removal experiment, I have been fielding interviews and requests about the ethics brief that informs the section on ethics in the … Continue reading
Canada’s national newspaper of record, The Globe and Mail, has a nice article about the experimental removal of barred owls in the hope that this will prove of benefit to endangered spotted owls — US Owl Hunt Could Save Species … Continue reading
On Tuesday the United States Fish and Wildlife Service released its final environmental impact statement on managing barred owls for the benefit of northern spotted owls in the Pacific northwest. As part of this effort, I helped design, facilitate and … Continue reading
Yesterday, WBUR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook has a superb discussion on the genocide of African elephants. The introduction notes: The kill-off of elephants is getting worse. Humans are wiping them off the face of the earth, and scientists say … 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