Last week I gave a Marsh Institute lecture at Clark University on outdoor cats and biodiversity — “The End of Biodiversity: Ethical and Policy Issues Around the Super-Predator, Felis catus“. The large and engaging audience took some by surprise. At … Continue reading
Thursday, 26 September 2013 @ 12:15 – 13:15 University Center Lurie Conference Room Clark University Worcester, MA 01610 United States Cats are now said to be the dominant factor in the loss of biodiversity in North America and across the … Continue reading
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