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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” 49-50) She is also adept at writing about conservation’s larger context in terms of its history, public policy struggles, and the science behind species re-introduction.

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UK Science Minister Says Public More Accepting of Animal Testing

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Discouraging article. Tags: UK animal research. According to this interview, he credits animal rights extremists for fueling the public backlash against animal protection.

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Another Mass Extinction on the Way?

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In an article published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UC Berkeley researchers argue that substantial die-offs of amphibians and other plant and animal species add up to a new mass extinction facing the planet. Tags: extinction. I can't believe we are still debating this.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful.

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Is Medical Research on Animals REALLY the Only Way?

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I responded to a post on animalblog that cited a recent article in the journal "Proceedings" of the National Academy of Sciences. Tags: animal experimentation medical research monkeys. It’s just a question of WILL.

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Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute

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Goodall In the Shadow of Man in 1971, Through a Window in 1990, Reason for Hope in 1999, and a number of books for children); Nine films (including those produced by the National Geographic Society and Animal Planet, and an IMAX film with Science North in 2002); Hundreds of popular articles, secondary writings, radio and television interviews; and.

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