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When, in 2014, Macquarie Island was finally cleared of rabbits, rats, mice and feral cats, which were killing 60,000 seabirds annually, populations rebounded to about 3.5 million seabirds of 13 species.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“If we were killing animals, we’d never be making any money,” Salomon told the Daily Mail Online in coverage of PETA’s investigation.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

In the same speech, he said that when snipers were killing American soldiers in Afghanistan he spoke with the Taliban leader:

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

A few trucks over, Jeff Moore and his wife, Laura, were killing time before they had to pick up a load of Nestle water in Cabazon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023

“But the monks were killing me,” I said.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri