Archive for December, 2007

Mostly Zoos: links for 2007-12-30

Against Zoos, by Dale Jamieson
An essay arguing against zoos; includes history and traditional arguments for zoos.
(tags: zoo opinion)

John Regan Associates: Manifesto for Zoos
See PDF download on this site for pro-zoo materials
(tags: zoo opinion)

Amazon.com: Thought to Exist in the Wild: Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos: Books: Derrick Jensen,Karen Tweedy-Holmes
Book arguing against zoos.
(tags: zoo opinion)

San Diego [...]

Vinnie’s Odyssey

The Marin Independent Journal published an article that follows a Double-crested Cormorant through the Cosco Busan oil spill in Oil spill disaster aftermath: A seabird struggles for survival. Don’t miss the excellent slide show with audio, Vinnie’s Odyssey.

A letter to the future

Dear People of 2107 -
Yesterday I joined a group of five other people to count the birds present in the Tom’s Point area near Tomales, California.

The weather conditions were beautiful; foggy and not too cold. Good enough for hardy babies like 6-month old Lula to come out into the field with her [...]

Julie Zickefoose on Goats

If you like Critter Geek, you definitely want to follow the blog of Julie Zickefoose, author of one of my favorite books, Letters From Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods.
Recently, she’s been posting about her visit to a goat dairy.

In the Milking Parlor
Goat #43
The Authors of It All

I could really get into [...]

Fresh Air Interviews with Animal Migration and Baboon Authors

NPR’s Fresh Air program yesterday featured an interview with author, David Wilcove, about his book No Way Home: The Decline of the World’s Great Animal Migrations
He told interesting stories about migrating animals including salmon, whales, and Tiger Salamanders. I especially liked hearing about California Gray Whales, one of conservations great success stories, and how [...]

Eye Candy: National Geographic Photo Winners

The animal category runners-up gallery from National Geographic’s photo contest is full of beautiful photos.

But also don’t miss the haunting winner in this category for the International competition