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3 days ago

Northern Rockies Wolves Need Federal Protections because State Governance is Broken

Contribution to Animal Culture Magazine by Dr. Michelle Lute Dr. Michelle Lute is the Co-Executive Director of Wildlife for All, an organization working to reform state wildlife management and promoting compassion and justice for wild lives and ecosystems. We are pleased to republish Michelle’s insightful article about the urgent need…

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Northern Rockies Wolves Need Federal Protections because State Governance is Broken

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5 days ago

Justice for All

Part III — An Interview with Dr. Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila on multispecies justice, moral imperatives, and the idea of mixed communities in conservation ethics This is Part III of an interview with Dr. Francisco Santiago-Ávila, a researcher and policy analyst with expertise in large carnivore conservation and nature ethics. This interview has been…

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May 15

Justice for All

Part II — An Interview with Dr. Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila on multispecies justice, moral imperatives, and the idea of mixed communities in conservation ethics This is Part II of an interview with Dr. Francisco Santiago-Ávila, a researcher and policy analyst with expertise in large carnivore conservation and nature ethics. This interview has been…

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May 5

Justice for All

(Part I) — An interview with Dr. Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila on multispecies justice, moral imperatives, and the idea of mixed communities in conservation ethics Dr. Francisco Santiago-Ávila is a Fellow and founding board member of PAN Works, as well as a staff member at both Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute, two organizations…

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Apr 28

Speciesism, like racism, imperils humanity and the planet

Originally published in UC Berkeley’s Berkeley News by Robert Sanders We are glad to repost this story with permission from the author as well as from Brent D. Mishler and Brian Swartz, editors and co-authors of the book Speciesism in Biology and Culture — which is discussed in the article. …

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Speciesism, like racism, imperils humanity and the planet

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Apr 20

Part of the Pack

We are glad to repost this preview of Part of the Pack, a 2022 film by directors Isabelle Groc and Mike McKinlay, produced by Kevin Eastwood. As wolves continue to struggle to survive and thrive, it is more important than ever to advocate on behalf of their wellbeing and their…

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Apr 14

Cost of Freedom

We are honored to repost this preview of Cost of Freedom, a 2004 film by director and producer Vanessa Schulz. Sadly, this enduring and timely story is fraught with destruction — and the plight of wolves remains entrenched in socio-political conflict, leaving these individuals and groups beleaguered in ecological crisis…

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Apr 6

An Act to Include Cats in the Laws Governing Animal Trespass

An Ethical and Scientific Position Against LD 644, An Act to Include Cats in the Laws Governing Animal Trespass — Adapted from an original essay for the Maine Animal Coalition. by Michael Burrows, PhD. Mike holds a PhD in public policy from Duke University, specializing in demography, environmental sociology, and quantitative methodology. In this article for the Maine Animal Coalition blog, he discusses the implications of a proposed anti-cat bill…

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Mar 30

They’re on our coat of arms but extinct in Tasmania

Rewilding with emus will be good for the island state’s ecosystems — Originally published in The Conversation by Tristan Derham, Christopher Johnson, and Matthew Fielding. Dr. Tristan Derham is an ecologist, ethicist, and environmental philosopher as well as a PAN Works fellow. His research encompasses myriad areas of conservation ethics, including restoration practices, rewilding, and the historical distribution of emus. Here, Tristan…

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They’re on our coat of arms but extinct in Tasmania

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Mar 23

Respecting Otherness

From Wolves to All Animals — Francisco Santiago-Ávila, PhD is a Fellow and board member of PAN Works, as well as a staff member at both Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute, two organizations working for a more wild and caring world. In this webinar, Fran discusses the entwined injustice of anthropocentrism and social prejudice among…

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