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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

if they see a mistreated dog, and shudder to see a wounded deer in the road. The federal government needs to recommit itself to putting boots on the ground in America and elsewhere to inspect and protect our food supply. The live feed can be monitored by any and all who are willing to watch. I think most would, enthusiastically.

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Maine’s Great Black Hawk – Rescued!

10,000 Birds

A few days before Christmas, I vibrated in the passenger seat of my mother’s car as she turned towards Deering Oaks Park in Portland. The Great Black Hawk – a species with a native range in Mexico to South America – had been spotted in this park for weeks, but not every day. Disappointment that I would miss the bird?

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