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Designing a home? Start here: walk the land. Listen. Who lives here now? What patterns are at play? If you don’t start with presence, you’ll end in destruction.

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May 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You wouldn’t bulldoze a den to plant a tree. But that’s what most 'green homes' do. Sustainability must account for wildlife, or it’s just noise.

#greenbuilding #sustainabledesign #conservationethics #wildlifehomes #regenerativearchitecture
May 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
2018. Human Bycatch, Conservation Surveillance and the Social Implications of Camera Traps journals.lww.com/coas/fulltex... #HumanEthics #ResearchEthics #ConservationEthics
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April 27, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Trophy hunting debates reveal a deeper issue: why do we frame conservation as "what's useful to humans"? As Chapron notes, consequentialist justifications (trophy hunting "funds conservation") miss the point entirely.
#Biodiversity #ConservationEthics #Ecocentrism pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31649188/
Trophy hunting: Role of consequentialism - PubMed
Trophy hunting: Role of consequentialism
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February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Wow! “Dire Wolves” are (sort of) back! Gene-edited pups mimic the extinct giants. But they’re hybrids, not the real deal. And even if we could resurrect "true species"… what then? The ecosystems they belonged to are long gone. Where would they go?

#ConservationEthics #LostLandscapes #BiotechHype
Experts dispute Colossal claim dire wolf back from extinction
Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal
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April 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Tensions boil over in Utah as ranchers call for cougar body part sales to combat livestock losses, sparking fierce debate between wildlife advocates and agricultural interests.

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Utah ranchers push for cougar body part sales amid rising predator concerns
Utah ranchers advocate for cougar population control amid concerns over livestock predation and conservation.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Dozens of passionate voices at the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting called for a return to science-driven decisions and the reinstatement of a sustainable spring bear hunt.

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Public commenters urge reinstatement of spring bear hunt and criticize commissioners’ conduct
At April 18 testimony to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, dozens of public commenters criticized commissioners under investigation, urged science-based wildlife decisions and asked the agency to restore a regulated spring bear hunt that staff had deemed sustainable.
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April 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Conservation is never in a vacuum; it’s intertwined with social justice. When wildlife threatens livelihoods, anger grows, and coexistence crumbles. Solutions must align with local needs to succeed. 🤝

Spoiler. Sounds easy. It ain't.

#Coexistence #ConservationEthics #ParticipatoryConservation
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The huia debate is Jurassic Park logic in real life:
“You were so preoccupied with whether you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.”
And in ocean conservation, where ideas move fast and consent moves slow, that question matters more than ever.
#ConservationEthics #OceanHoptimism
July 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Effectiveness matters. But not if it costs us meaning.
We don’t need to mimic tech, finance, or crypto to matter.
We just need to remember what conservation was for. And who it was meant to serve.
#ConservationEthics #DoTheWork #OceanHoptimism
June 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM