10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2020
She lives part-time in Uruguay and is co-director of the Fiction Meets Science program at the University of Bremen, Germany, which seeks to bridge the “two cultures” of science and literature. And, given the complicated questions of morality inherent in various parts of her story, she has the perfect (and perfectly ambiguous) ending.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. John Schmitt, who illustrated Raptors of Mexico and Central America amongst many other books and magazine articles.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America. The idea that eggs from free-range chickens are somehow morally superior to other eggs is, frankly, weird. JILLIAN PARRY FRY Baltimore, Feb.
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 6, 2009
5, 2009 The writer worked from 1978 to 1990 at Consumers Union as a health and science writer for Consumer Reports Magazine. There are many of these, survivors of the industrialization of our food supply, in most cities and towns across America. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
The sandhill crane has the lowest recruitment rate (average number of young birds joining a population each season) of any bird now hunted in North America. You may not agree with it… but for millions of people across this nation hunting is a moral thing to do. to a high of 11%. It is OK for people to like to hunt.
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