Patricia Randolph’s Madravenspeak: End hunting and give half the world back to wildlife

Posted on March 21, 2016 by GarryRogers

We must learn to take care with the world and its creatures.

U.S. and Cuba to partner on Caribbean conservation efforts

Posted on March 21, 2016 by GarryRogers

Perhaps the scientists can convince the Cuban government to save prime coastal habitats from the developers . . . nah, just kidding.

Will the Zika virus spread into the United States?

Posted on March 20, 2016 by GarryRogers

The ethics of burdening future South Australians with nuclear wastes?

Posted on March 19, 2016 by GarryRogers

These questions apply everywhere.

Yellowstone Grizzlies by the Numbers

Posted on March 18, 2016 by GarryRogers

Excellent post. The attrition of open space, wildlife, and natural ecosystems occurs slowly and quietly. Without vigilance and unrelenting effort, the attrition is unstoppable. Always, the urge to obtain immediate convenience or profit obscures the potential long-term consequences of our actions. Learning to take the long-term view is essential for managers of natural systems.

Trapping, the barbaric “sport”

Posted on March 15, 2016 by GarryRogers

Trapping in the U. S. and other developed countries can’t be justified as either recreation or economic necessity. In this time of the sixth mass extinction, when animals are declining at great speed, we should protect all animal lives to the best of our abilities as stewards of the Earth.