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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Because Loons’ coastal wintering habitats can be severely impacted by oil spills and other human activities, this information has important implications for wildlife managers. Here’s one of the maps from that paper: *FIGURE 1. Thus, in light of recent marine oil spills (e.g., Deepwater Horizon, 2010; Paruk et al.

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The return of the Old Man

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Despite the fact that efforts are made to ensure they are not imprinted on humans, they are naturally confiding, even friendly. Incidentally, the first part of the scientific name of this ibis, Geronticus , means old man, reflecting the fact that this ibis is bald, just like an elderly human.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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© 2003 text H. Lee Jones, © 2003 illustrations Dana Gardner E. The illustration by Dana Gardner for the 2003 Belize guide is more color blocked, less subtle, a totally different style. Fantasy is the key word here. Doing this work takes time! © 2018, Princeton University Press D.

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Mad Cow Disease Appears in California

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The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy hasn’t been found in U.S. since 2006 and was discovered in only three instances before then.

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Listening to a Continent Sing

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In May 2003, Kroodsma, an internationally known expert on birdsong, spent ten weeks, riding four thousand-plus miles from Virginia to Oregon. Perhaps this sort of thing is to be expected whenever humans are together in close quarters for long periods. Whatever: he’s a great ornithological guide on many topics.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small. Nadeem and Mohammed have received numerous honors, including a Special Award for Humane Enforcement at the India for Animals Conference this year in Jaipur.

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Flock to Marion

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These two islands are about halfway between the tip of South Africa and Antarctica in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean, have had relatively few human visitors, and are primarily inhabited with some of the rarest seabirds in the world and a smaller number of mammals. Which makes it a haven for seabirds….and and seabirders.