…though I am certainly in the “pro-cat” camp, I am not at all “anti-wildlife.” I’m far more interested in finding common ground than I am in further polarizing the parties involved. That said, I will not stand idly by while opponents of feral/free-roaming cats—and TNR in particular—mishandle, misconstrue, and misrepresent the research for PR purposes.
…effective [...]
Browsing the blog archives for April, 2011
21 Apr 11
14 Apr 11
In her recent attempt to “respond to recent comments and misinformation voiced by concerned citizens,” Anne Morkill, Refuge Manager for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges, misrepresented both the rationale for, and implications of, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s indefensible Predator Management Plan. My response to Morkill’s opinion piece was published in [...]
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Posted in In the News, Policy Issues, Vox Felina
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, Anne Morkill, Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan, Jonathan Franzen, Key Largo Woodrat, Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Mesopredator Release, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, Anne Morkill, Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan, Jonathan Franzen, Key Largo Woodrat, Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Mesopredator Release, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
11 Apr 11
My sincere thanks to Animal Wise Radio hosts Mike Fry and Beth Nelson for giving me the opportunity to talk about Vox Felina on Sunday’s show. I highly recommend tuning in each week, or adding the show to your list of favorite podcasts.
If you missed it, you can check the complete show in podcast format [...]
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Posted in In the News, Vox Felina
Tagged Animal Wise Radio, Beth Nelson, Mike Fry, podcast
Tagged Animal Wise Radio, Beth Nelson, Mike Fry, podcast
8 Apr 11
“SF Weekly is San Francisco’s smartest publication. That’s because we take journalism seriously, but not so seriously that we let ourselves be guided by an agenda.”
At least that’s what the paper’s Website says.
Now, as somebody who reads SF Weekly only rarely, I want to be careful not to generalize. But if last week’s feature story [...]
1 Apr 11
Evidence of cats as pets? In Cyprus, 9,500 years ago (left) and, 3,500 years ago, in Peru (right).
As reported in yesterday’s New York Times, the history of the domestic cat is being rewritten—yet again. (Whether this piece gets the same attention as Elisabeth Rosenthal’s “Tweety Was Right” story remains to be seen—and I, for one, [...]
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