DeBraid
Joined 12 years ago
Joined 12 years ago
This is literally the purpose of a stone wall: herding the animals in a specific direction, to a specific location.
> not sure why you would make a wall to hunt them
Because 8500 years ago hunting tools were primitive (stone tips on spears) so stacking the odds in their favour was smart.
> ... discovered what appears to be a dry land corridor that once connected northeast Michigan and southern Ontario. Scientists say the main feature, known as Drop 45 Drive Lane, is the most complex hunting structure discovered beneath the Great Lakes to date. The 9,000-year-old limestone structure consists of two parallel lines of stones that lead to a cul-de-sac lined with natural cobblestones. If the findings are correct, the hunting complex would be twice as old as Stonehenge.
Source: https://arkeonews.net/the-mysterious-prehistoric-underwater-...
My first time ever wearing a helmet on the slopes I slammed head-first into a tree. Got up, laughed it off, and rode away. Better lucky than good.
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* The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, or TRCP, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) coalition of conservation organizations, grassroots partners and outdoor related businesses, the main goal of which is increased federal funding for conservation while preserving access for hunters and fishers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Conservatio...
* MeatEater’s Land Access Initiative (designed to raise money so we can find properties that will provide more access for regular folks to hunt and fish) https://www.themeateater.com/pages/land-access
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Nature will do what it wants, so I can't speak for the wolves. Humans on the other hand, at least in US and Canada, operate under North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, whose core principles are elaborated upon in the seven major tenets:
* Wildlife as Public Trust Resources
* Elimination of Markets for Game
* Allocation of Wildlife by Law
* Wildlife Should Only be Killed for a Legitimate Purpose
* Wildlife is Considered an International Resource
* Science is the Proper Tool for Discharge of Wildlife Policy
* Democracy of Hunting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Model_of_Wildli...
IOW, humans in US and Canada are less likely than ever to hunt animals to extinction, mostly because `Elimination of Markets for Game` makes it illegal to sell wild game.
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Kevin Monteith, Dr. Matt Kaufmann, Jared Oakleaf, and Janis Putelis.
Subjects discussed: genetics that rewrite our understanding of animals; big game guts; learning how to migrate; who pays for wildlife research?; brain scrambling, extreme sports, and wildlife capture; advancing modern wildlife management; etc.
> Mind-controlling parasite makes hyena cubs more reckless around lions
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/mind-cont...
the study for those that prefer primary sources:
> Toxoplasma gondii infections are associated with costly boldness toward felids in a wild host
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https://twitter.com/brentbeshore/status/901908518675947520?l...