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Ocean Advocacy and Animal Rights

Critter News

I was reading Ocean Conservancy's magazine today. I'm going to try and research other groups to see if there is a group that is more in line with the philosophy I'm trying to follow. We support two ocean protection organizations: People for Puget Sound (local) and the Ocean Conservancy. But I may not find one.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

10,000 Birds

Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. They contribute to scientific research, conservation efforts, and the enjoyment of birding as a hobby.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book. Greeley has a historian’s instincts, perhaps stemming from his training as an archivist (though he ended up, he says vaguely, in business and market research). I think birders will enjoy reading this political history of the MBTA.