The Lyme
As a small child I was raised largely in the woods at the family’s cabin in northern Ontario. The love of the outdoors has stuck with me, I cannot account the amount of time I have spent hiking, birdwatching, animal … Continue reading
Tag Archives: environmental policy
Outdoor Cats and Wildlife: Ethical and Policy Implications
Friday, 31 May 2013 @ 11:30 – 13:00 Humane Society of the United States 700 Professional Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 The management of outdoor cats is one of the hottest issues in animal welfare and wildlife conservation today. Arguments rage … Continue reading
Outdoor Cats and Biodiversity: What Are the Ethical and Policy Implications?
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 @ 07:00 – 09:30 Visitor Center Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge 680 Hudson Road Sudbury, MA 01776 United States Sponsored by Friends of the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, www.farnwr.org The management of outdoor cats is … Continue reading
On Point — The Surge in African Elephant Slaughter
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
Outdoor Cats: Framing A Wicked Policy Problem
Wednesday, 3 April 2013 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Center for Urban Resilience Loyola Marymount University 1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045 www.cures.lmu.edu Outdoor cats and their impact on native wildlife is one of the most controversial issues … Continue reading
Wicked Problems and Outdoor Cats
Tuesday, 2 April 2013 @ 14:00 – 18:00 Found Animals Foundation Marina Del Ray, CA 9066 www.foundanimals.org Outdoor cat and their impact on native wildlife are a wicked problem of public policy. There is no technical fix, stakeholders disagree over … Continue reading