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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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And, that increased bird tourism and sales of this guide will increase interest in and support of projects aimed at protecting nesting habitat, empowering indigenous communities to work as conservation allies, raise awareness of the dangers of Macaw trafficking, and continuing ornithological research on threatened species.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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It is also a story about conservation: the danger hummingbirds have always been in from all sides, natural and human-made, and the ways in which individuals, community groups, and larger organizations are working to protect them. Lovette (2020). Billerman, and I.J. Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S.