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Animal Pathogens
Animal-human interactions are a major disease source.
We provide basic detail on some of the more dangerous illnesses such
as rabies and bubonic plague.
Simple Ways to Help Wildlife
Things
you can do to avoid causing accidental harm to
wildlife.
Reference Library
Our reference library contains articles and
links related to the various political issues associated with
wildlife ballot initiatives.
Initiative 713
Archive
I-713 was an anti-trapping initiative placed on the ballot in
Washington State by the animal rights movement. This section
archives information about I-713.
Initiative 713
Litigation
I-713 is currently in the courts. This section provides
copies of the court briefs filed against I-713.
Public Trust
Doctrine
Articles and links for this important common law natural
resource management principle.
Links
Library
The
key to understanding complex interactions between man and animal is
accurate information. Our extensive resource library contains
links to environmental, habitat, damage control, wildlife
conservation, academic research centers and similar
resources.
Species
Index
Species-specific links, articles and similar research
resources.
Animal Welfare &
Rehabilitation
We
all care about animals and ensuring that pets and wildlife receive
quality, professional care. This section of our site provides
links to animal welfare and wildlife rehabilitation
resources.
What's
New
Quick-links to the newest content on our site.
Who We Are
Introductory information about our current member
groups.
Search
Our
search engine indexes content on a key-word basis for the more than
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There are hundreds of cultural,
social, regulatory, economic and legal issues associated with
implementing reasoned, responsible wildlife management. These
issues are complex and they touch our lives in ways we pay little
attention to because, simply, they work most of the
time.
When our wildlife management systems require adjustment we
expect the scientific community to design and manage appropriate
remedies. Reasoned and balanced natural resources and wildlife
management solutions resulting from science-based research is
unacceptable to the animal rights movement because science does not
support their political agenda's.
Responsible wildlife management
works when we depend upon research scientists to provide reasoned
guidance and fails when driven by emotional rhetoric motivated by
unreasoned political agenda.
Our site offers information related to ballot box biology
(the management of wildlife through initiatives), specifically, and
the complex subject of responsible wildlife management,
generally.
Natural resource, and wildlife
management specifically are arena's of public policy that evoke
powerful emotion because of the human connection with animals.
Thousands, of years of experience - positive and negative alike -
have taught us valuable, difficult lessons in how how to manage
human-animal interactions for the common good of frequently
competing elements of society.
Our site illustrates the complexity
of responsible wildlife management while providing research
resources and links to still other resources. Understanding the cultural, social
and economic problems involved in reasoned wildlife management and
control is essential to making informed decisions at the ballot box
and in dealing with wildlife on a day-to-day basis.
Initiatives that regulate wildlife
management via the ballot box create more problems than they
solve. The management of wildlife needs to be conducted in a
science-driven manner.
It is important for the benefit of our natural resources, as
well as for reasons of sound public policy, that voters do not make
their decisions based upon emotional misinformation, lies driven by
political rhetoric or agendas that are, in most cases, based on
"data" that do not reflect modern, science-driven wildlife
management regimes.
We continue to work on
expanding our onsite resources and appreciate the recommendations
provided by our visitors. The content of our site is driven,
in part, by visitors like yourself. If you are seeking
information we're not making available please let us
know.
Please be advised that we do not provide
information resources for those organizations that seek to regulate
wildlife by political manipulation. As our site is constantly
changing please check back every now and then to check up on our
progress. |
