10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The EU-funded LIFE+ project, called Reason for Hope, is coordinated by the Austrian association Förderverein Waldrappteam, and is claimed to be the first science-based attempt to reintroduce a migratory species to its area of origin. Such an intimate encounter with one of the world’s rarest birds was a memorable experience.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 234

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2008

All those who care about proper nutrition must look at the developing science, which may suggest that diet should be customized: some may need to decrease their consumption of grains and increase their consumption of meat. 27, 2008 To the Editor: “Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler” was misguided. 27, 2008 The writer is a pig farmer.

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New York Times New York Meat Industry Meat 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Where do these abilities come from?

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!).

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 209