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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Jordaan allegedly submitted a research application to the University of the Free State, but its animal ethics committee rejected it. Kotze said Jordaan had apparently doing "stem cell research" to help people walk again after a friend of his had been paralysed in an accident. He was told to rewrite and resubmit it.

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South Africa Experience Experiments Primates 100

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MARCH 15, 2011

The reasonable rates really do not adequately reflect both the level of comfort and the personalized service ethic. Anderson River Park Never Disappoints Barbados The Other Antigua About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas.

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Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 169

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AUGUST 3, 2021

It would love to read more about the ethical considerations that go into using playback for research purposes and how federal rules against playback affect research design. For example, the authors explain ‘playback,’ a technique utilized in many of the studies they summarize and apparently in their own studies.

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North America Research Birds Groups 278

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa – it was established in 1895. Work ethics among Yellow-billed Kites seem to vary a lot between individuals. It is thus much older than the Hold Steady song “ Heavy Covenant “, which was only released in 2021. Poor creatures.

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South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 179

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APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! During each trip we would discuss a destination for the following year.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188