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Hagerman NWR: Birding Amidst Oil Wells

10,000 Birds

I recently traveled to Texas and made a trip to Hagerman NWR (an “Honorable Mention”), which is north of Dallas. In 1951, oil was discovered and facilities were installed to allow for extraction and transport of the oil. In the Fall, Franklin’s Gulls migrate through Texas and Oklahoma on their way south.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

It’s about packaging, marketing, distribution, transportation, and lobbying. The authors’ interest expanded into this book, published by Texas A&M University Press. The 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , p.36, Texas A&M University Press, 2015. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. You don't find many hunters who candidly and unapologetically say: "I hunt because I like to kill. Running time: 12 Minutes.