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Emotion vs. Reason

Critter News

There's always a dilemma in debating any issue as to whether one should rely on emotion or reason to advance one's argument. And it's especially the case in animal rights advocacy. Many people say that PETA relies too heavily on emotion to argue its position. I can pack an emotional punch as well. I'm really torn.

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One Year Under El Jefferino

10,000 Birds

Here’s hoping his tenure as president is long and fruitful and that the ABA continues with its excellent social media presence, wonderful print publications, and advocacy for birds and birders. Every human does. This interview was conducted over email. What is the proper way of addressing you? Your eminence? Grand Poobah?

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I knew he was also a former Marvel comic book writer and editor, but did not know that he also, unsurprisingly, had a history of involvement in LGBTQ and Black rights advocacy. But before that, it was these feathered dreams that would carry me across the globe on adventures, in search of birds in faraway places. (p. Nah, sadly, probably not.

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