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

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A lot of this material is in her earlier book, Condors in Canyon Country, published by the Grand Canyon Association in 2007, now out-of-print (though available used). 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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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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In 2007 I was working in a university building that was just begging for bird feeders. Dead birds are a part of the life of a birder, a feeder of birds, and of bird science. But I think the title says it all and will warn away anyone who gets upset by descriptions or images of dead or injured birds.

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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Raphael Nussbaumer is a keen ornithologist who enjoys combining his passion for birds with computer science background. In December 2007, they reached a record 6750 individuals, or 10 per cent of their European and 4% of their global population. How he prepared for his tour of Serbia? Belgrade – weekend birding break. Top-20 birds.

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Texas Tech Allowed to Withhold Info on Animal Testing

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The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. The university also purchased dogs from the shelter up until 2007, Carruth said.

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USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center

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The warning cited three errors in veterinary care, including a serious 2007 incident where a pregnant monkey died when a researcher failed to notice she was having a troubled labor. The lab reported the incidents to the National Institutes of Health, said Jim Newman, a spokesman for Oregon Health & Science University, which runs the center.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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There were similar FWS studies using similar methodologies with similar findings in 2003 , 2007 , and 2013. Based on these numbers, FWS estimated that birder spending on equipment and travel generated nearly $96 billion in total industry output, 782,000 jobs, and $17 billion in tax revenue. That’s a lot of birding.

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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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In 2007, the National Academy of Sciences published a report calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to make a fundamental shift in its toxicity testing strategies away from testing on mammals and focusing increasingly on new, more accurate—not to mention, more ethical—in vitro toxicity testing.