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Machi the Whimbrel Gunned Down by Hunters

10,000 Birds

And though the satellite transmitter let Machi be tracked it did not protect it from the hunters’ guns. Conservation organizations continue to work toward some compromise that will reduce pressures on declining species. Machi was, of course, only one bird.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

10,000 Birds

Each chapter of The Jewel Hunter reads like a mini-travel novel. If you want to travel the world birding and drinking beer, The Jewel Hunter is a must-buy. The Jewel Hunter belongs to a singular niche, the Big Year/Big Lifelist book. The Jewel Hunter can be frustrating in this respect. And mosquitos. And leeches.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

10,000 Birds

The Biggest Week in American Birding” is held there, a place its organizers call “The Warbler Capital of the World,” in the first week of May. Kaufman knows that duck hunters can be ardent, loving conservationists, too. Kaufman is a terrific writer and A Season on the Wind is a terrific book. by Kenn Kaufman.

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

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If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. I’ve received letters and emails from a number of avid hunters who find the concept of shooting cranes repugnant.

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

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Their populations, plus those of other species that ‘wore’ the coveted long, colorful feathers used for women’s fashionable hats, were being dangerously depleted by hunters intent on feeding the millinery industry. Ironically, only the women of one of these campaigns, the suffragette movement, have been recognized and honored.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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These conditions offered easy access to hunters in a habitat where a bird as large as a Guan would have little chances to hide or scape. Conservation efforts continue and now include education and awareness campaign among the local communities that own the land were the Guans still occur. It is depressing and angering and just wrong.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

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I also wanted you to know about the Who’s Your Good Dog Campaign. A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them.

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