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Ten Birds That Changed the World — a review

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You might think that birds don’t change the world, birds are the world – but by his odd title, Ten Birds That Changed the World, author Stephen Moss means, he says, that birds have, in various ways, led to “paradigm shifts” in human history. The book is a grab-bag of facts about the ten birds, mostly culled from other works. What claptrap.

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Tribute to War Heroes…at Both Ends of the Leash

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On November 7th, Capitol Hill’s “ Tribute to War Heroes…at Both Ends of the Leash ” celebrated America’s military heroes. We all know about the bravery and sacrifices of our great men and women in uniform,” said Robin Ganzert, President and CEO of American Humane Association. About the Hero Dog Awards.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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Photographs are powerful instruments in sharing the value of species’ existence and increasing the amount of humans who value species such as Snowy Owls. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. In The Birds of North America (P. 1999, Holt et al.

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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

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That seems like an abnormally high risk for a seabird that makes its living picking up small fish from the water’s surface, but Sooty Terns are some of the most abundant seabirds in the world and spend most of their lives on the open ocean between South America and Africa, so it seems to be working for them. Oh, the lessons of bird banding.

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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. So why would they not insist that the cow that became their steak was treated humanely? The federal government needs to recommit itself to putting boots on the ground in America and elsewhere to inspect and protect our food supply. 21, 2008