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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

10,000 Birds

In 2018, I read an article in Birding magazine by Jeff R. That article left an impression and I have wondered what became of Manker’s effort to create a high school ornithology curriculum. I checked in with Manker three years after his article for an update. What was the response to your Birding article in 2018?

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Canada to Push Seal Hunt Agenda at G-7

Critter News

The second half of the article deals with their attempts at pushing that damn seal hunt. The Canadian government is so damn stubborn on this issue. Is it THAT much a part of its economy? Canada needs to stop exploiting its natural resources and move into a more sophisticated type of economy.

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The Conflict Between Animal Welfare and Agribusiness

Critter News

This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits. It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison.

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

It just so happens that after I read Bea's comment from yesterday about reaching kids with our message I saw a New York Times article from today called " Where Little Chefs Learn the Art of Slicing and Dicing ," by Ann Farmer. Any other factories on the agenda? I don't think of that as a restriction. fun" said one (female) child.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

10,000 Birds

The environment is rarely very high on any government’s agenda when they are planning for the future, but with the help of awareness from the general public that we do all care about our wild life we can hope for change in the future. … Extinction is forever.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

4): Your article about E. Then I saw the photo of Stephanie Smith and read the accompanying article. 4, 2009 To the Editor: Your otherwise impressive article did not mention irradiation, the only reliable method of eliminating E. To the Editor: Re “ The Burger That Shattered Her Life: Trail of E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y.,

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings. Those opposed have anti-hunting agendas and can not be allowed to dictate what game species are hunted. Julie contributes three-minute natural history commentaries to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.

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