Mark Palmer

Earth Island Institute

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Associate director of the international marine mammal project of the Earth Island Institute, in Berkeley, California

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Hundreds of supporters and critics of SeaWorld of San Diego made for a long meeting last week of the California Coastal Commission.

Sea World Can't Win for Losing

Hundreds of supporters and critics of SeaWorld of San Diego made for a long meeting last week of the California Coastal Commission.

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Scientists now believe that all mammals and birds — even the octopus — are conscious beings, capable of thinking, feeling emotion and suffering.

Americans' Evolving Attitude toward Animals in Captivity

Scientists now believe that all mammals and birds — even the octopus — are conscious beings, capable of thinking, feeling emotion and suffering.

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