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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

10,000 Birds

Simply put, wilderness areas are the most protected public lands in America. There is also a research institute dedicated to wilderness: the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute is an interagency facility located at the University of Montana. Roads, vehicles, structures, and commercial activities are prohibited.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation by Paul J. The growth of community bird feeding programs in the 1920’s, for example, is shown to be rooted in post-World War I America prosperity–more spending money, more time, and (this is the part I like) the availability of cheap grain. And conservation.

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Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

10,000 Birds

One decided that as long as Nadeem was coming to America he should visit some of our large East Coast centers, so she made calls, sent emails, and set up an indiegogo campaign to pay for his tour. The wildlife centers set up lodging, local transportation, and meetings with their directors and veterinarians. What’s left? Will you help?

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Transported by the falcons’ inimitable aerial prowess, I could almost feel the wind stream behind me, feel every subtle movement of wing or tail that determined my trajectory, my speed, my effortless engagement with the wind. (pp. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

10,000 Birds

The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. SOPI) is the leading ornithological organization and it performs research, education, and outreach. Much of the research regarding Caribbean ecology and ornithology has been conducted in Puerto Rico. Research is ongoing.

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Remotest Endemic Birds

10,000 Birds

Some of these islands cannot be reached by any mode of transport except a long ocean crossing and some are well over a thousand miles from the closest human habitation. The Desolation Islands are more than 2,000 miles from the nearest permanent human habitation (besides research stations) and can only be reached by a long ship journey.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

Animal Ethics

If you do view the documentary, I suspect that you will agree that "raising," transporting and slaughtering animals in this way is, indeed, prima facie wrong and ought not be supported, absent a very compelling reason for doing so.] The researchers used a Cox proportional hazards regression analysis to estimate hazard ratios.