Word: conservationism
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Many marine biologists, though, think these complaints are exaggerated. Says Sadove: "There's no way you can produce an ideal environment for a 30-ft. killer whale, but you can provide an adequate one." And, observes Louis Garibaldi, director of the Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation in New York City, marine...
Another criticism: animals shouldn't have to learn unnatural tricks. Says David Simser, a biologist with the Massachusetts-based International Wildlife Coalition: "We foster the ideology that these creatures should be performing for us. What kind of education is that? It's a gross injustice." Not so, says Kevin Walsh...
The days following the crash showed both the depth of Leakey's courage and the strength of his commitment to saving African wildlife. Hour after hour, he lay in pain in a Nairobi hospital that could not adequately deal with the infections he developed. Septicemia posed a mortal risk, as...
Just as important, Leakey persuaded international donors to pour money into Kenya. The World Bank has promised that if the $155 million aid package to develop tourism and protect vital areas produces good results, a similar amount will follow. Leakey believes that the wildlife service can be well managed and...
But early on, team members were dumbstruck by the complexity of their task. Joe Lint, a wildlife biologist with the Bureau of Land Management, recalls discussing the forest's 20,000 species of insects, spiders and other arthropods: "I sat there saying to myself, 'Wow, this thing is so big...