10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2020

But Neversink adopts an uncommon approach to gin production that’s inspired instead by European spirits distilled from fruit – namely Calvados, the apple or pear brandy from Normandy, and eau de vie , a class of fruit-based brandies often distilled from wine and wine byproducts, such as the lees and grape pomace.

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New York Connecticut Mississippi North America 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2016

Though not officially adopted until 1967, the Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs voted for the Mountain Bluebird all the way back in 1930 and 1931. They let schoolchildren vote too, which must have been a fun class exercise!

Nevada 100

Nevada Idaho United States Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

Not only is Kenn Kaufman a world-class birder and all-around naturalist who makes his living doing what he loves. How blessed can one guy be? Not only has he authored multiple field guides, and prose works, too (such as the classic coming-of-age-as-a-birder story, Kingbird Highway ).

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 193

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 25, 2012

It was the first time I really wouldn’t see my pups on a regular basis or even be able to adopt one (or a few) of my own. I immediately signed up for the first training class. She was shortly adopted afterwards into a loving family. I was heartbroken. What a great opportunity!” I thought to myself.

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Shelters Kennels Adoptable Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

Now when you’re working at your best, overcoming the odds to incubate your eggs through a snowstorm or nudging your fledgling into their first tentative forays off the nest or adopting a baby from a completely different species as your own (that was top-notch work, guys, really excellent), you totally have them into you.

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Bald Eagle Belize Iowa Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

If you or your children face elephant extinction during your lifetime, do not accuse solely the rise of the middle classes in the Far East, fueling a new demand for ivory. Perhaps 15 minutes? Another ellie is being killed as you read this line. Turn your eyes to the European Union which could have stopped it in 2016, but chose not to.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

Middle class adoption of dog ownership required affordable collars, just like today’s mass marketed collar industry. In situations where dogs were primarily guarding domestic animals, collars tended to have studs or spikes to frustrate the jaws of a marauding wolf.

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Dogs Stud Houston Pets 100