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A review of the birdcentric novel “Accidentals” (the title of which is in the plural for a reason)

10,000 Birds

In Gaines’ first novel Carbon Dreams (2001) the science (there, geology) tended to overwhelm the story, but in Accidentals, she incorporates ornithology and microbiology skillfully into a well-woven whole. Her narrator is Gabriel, 23, raised in Northern California by an American father and a Uruguayan mother.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

Critter News

Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. 49,620 with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. 42,000 with National Institutes of Health for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-08-12. . Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-03-20.

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