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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Consumer boycotts and protective laws are desperately needed. 9, 2008 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns , a nonprofit organization that is a sponsor of Proposition 2. To protect the welfare of the animals as well as the safety of America’s food supply, the A.V.M.A. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The Achiever’s survey voyages took place from 2005 to 2008; the goal was to collect baseline data on sea mammals and marine birds. She is one of the best nature writers I’ve encountered in recent years, able to paint experiences with emotional immediacy.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. million hectares in 2007.

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