Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
A recent agreement between farmers and animal rights activists here is a rare compromise in the bitter and growing debate over large-scale, intensive methods of producing eggs and meat, and may well push farmers in other states to give ground, experts say. This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 24, 2014
Finally my colleague Doty worked her magic in Michigan, and we let him go there. Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. The first thing he did was to greet the flock that was resting on the sand, then he turned right around, took a long bath, and went back to them.
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 30, 2011
Choosing the right pet for your child is key. I strongly encourage people to adopt pound and shelter animals. About Dr. Tim: Dr. Tim Hunt is a licensed veterinarian in both Michigan and Alaska. He and his wife Mary live on 50 acres in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with four house cats, two house dogs and 40 outdoor dogs.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
” (I love that term, and may adopt it for future use.) Avery’s trip through Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York holds more promise. It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now. What a horror!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2011
I will never forget seeing a flock of around 1,000 birds in Michigan, especially as it took me two decades to come up with a total of two observations (at a single bird each, both females) of its European/central Asian counterpart. Jochen: I like that name and I might just have to adopt it. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
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