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The Ballad of the Moon and the Stag
Contributor(s):: Trifonĉovski, Ljubomir
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Shooting Elephants in Zimbabwe: An Intellectual Journey
Contributor(s):: Simonsen, Ken
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The "Spirituality": of Hunting: A Schizoid State of Mind
Contributor(s):: Fox, M.W.
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The Joy of Killing
Contributor(s):: Pluhar, Evelyn B.
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Response: A Defense of Pluhar
Contributor(s):: Dombrowski, Daniel
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Exploitation animale a l'Ancien Empire en Egypte: les apports d'Ayn Asil (oasis de Dakhla)
| Contributor(s):: Lesur, J.
At the end of the Old Kingdom in Egypt, food production relies on a dense agriculture in the Delta and the Nile valley as well as on livestock herding and fishing. The situation is however different in the Western Desert which undergoes a strong aridification. Archaeozoological remains coming...
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Impacts of Montana Public Wolf Hunting and Trapping on Tolerance and Acceptance of Gray Wolves Among Rural Resident Ranchers, Trappers, and Big Game Hunters
| Contributor(s):: Alia Winn Mulder
The Public Trust Doctrine placed wildlife in trust, via state control and regulation, for the benefit of the people. Managing agencies that lose sight of the importance of public acceptance of predator policies and management actions may find themselves legislatively or judicially subverted. This...
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The progress in nutrition research of musk deer: implication for conservation
| Contributor(s):: Wang, WenXia, Zhou, Ran, He, Lan, Liu, ShuQiang, Zhou, JunTong, Qi, Lei, Li, LinHai, Hu, DeFu
Musk deer ( Moschus spp.) are small forest ungulates that are unique to Asia and are mainly distributed in China. In the last 30 years, because of indiscriminate trapping, hunting, and killing of the musk deer for musk and the loss of suitable habitat due to deforestation, the distribution and...
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The Endangered Species Act: Should it Affect Indian Hunting and Fishing Rights?
| Contributor(s):: R.l. Stoney Burk
Problems with the regulation of wildlife, as in other areas of public land management, have often been ignored until they became a crisis. Only in the past two decades has there been any significant attempt on the federal level to protect and manage wildlife. One of the most significant...
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Effects of Controlled Dog Hunting on Movements of Female White-tailed Deer
| Contributor(s):: Christopher E. Comer
Understanding the responses of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to controlled dog hunting can aid in the effective implementation of canine-assisted population management strategies. We examined the 24-h diel movements of 13 radio-collared female deer exposed to dog hunting on the...
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Heritability of behavioural traits in domestic dogs: a meta-analysis
| Contributor(s):: Hradecka, L., Bartos, L., Svobodova, I., Sales, J.
Reviews summarizing the literature on heritability of behavioural traits in dogs have been published repeatedly over the last four decades. The conclusions of these reviews vary to some extent. We applied meta-analysis and re-evaluated the literature available collecting 48 references dealing...
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Brute compassion: The ambivalent growth of sympathy for animals in English literature and culture, 1671--1831
| Contributor(s):: Van de Merghel, Genevieve
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Killing to Save: Trophy Hunting and Conservation in Mongolia
| Contributor(s):: Lucy Page
Since transitioning to capitalism in 1990, Mongolia’s wildlife has faced growing threats from the development of infrastructure, increasing livestock populations, and the expansion of an illegal trade in wildlife products. As wildlife populations face these growing risks, Mongolia needs to...
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More than the kill: hunters' relationships with landscape and prey
| Contributor(s):: Arianne Carvalhedo Reis
Through a discussion of the perceptions of hunters within a New Zealand tourism context, this paper explores how different perspectives of the ‘connection’ between hunter and prey are performed by participants and analysed by scholars using distinct ethical approaches....
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Strength from Weakness: How Legalizing Sport Hunting of Endangered Species Could Provide the Conservation Effort Its Greatest Weapon
| Contributor(s):: Patrick Tubridy Smith
Famed author and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote “[o]ur strength grows out of our weaknesses”.1 Emerson’s belief that in recognizing weakness one becomes stronger echoes throughout human history. In the Book of Exodus, the Bible provides that during...
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Hunting: A Necessary Evil to Benefit the Greater Good
| Contributor(s):: Timothy Patrick Mccann
Before I begin, I’d like to be very clear. I am not a hunter. I have never hunted, either for sport, for food, or for survival, and I do not plan to do so in the future. I am in no way an animal rights activist either, but I personally struggle with the idea of killing an innocent...
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Japan Whaling Association v. American Cetacean Society: The Great Whales Become Casualties of the Trade Wars
| Contributor(s):: Virginia A. Curry
The United States, encouraged by environmental and animal protection organizations, has been the major proponent of effective measures to conserve whales. Japan, on the other hand, has been the most outspoken defender of whaling. A major confrontation between the two...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Trapping or Hunting Bears With Bait and Hounds 2014
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Maine Hunting & Trapping: 2014-2015 State of Maine Summary of Hunting & Trapping Laws and Rules
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Maine Hunting & Trapping: The Official 2013–14 State of Maine Hunting & Trapping Laws and Rules
