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Another Critical Article Directed at CITES

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This article is by the President of the Blue Frontier Campaign. I forwarded an article about this to my book club members. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan endangered species. The CITES irresponsible treatment of marine animals made it to Huffington Post too.

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Orca Whale Article Appears in Salon

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Informative article with one expert saying captivity can drive orcas insane. Tags: Sea World captivity killer whales Orcas. I'm not surprised. They are used to miles and miles of ocean. The argument that they have "plenty of room" has been made about elephants too. Animals are commodities for her.

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Japanese Article on Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd

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Tags: sea shepherd paul watson whales Japan. A surprisingly uncritical look at Paul Watson by a Japanese writer for the Japan Times.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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She has also written articles for Audubon Magazine , including one on birding during the pandemic with a cancer diagnosis , Cornell University’s Living Bird , book reviews for Birding magazine, and blog posts and articles for the American Bird Conservancy.

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Saw-whet Owl Released in Central Park

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I’m linking to this article mostly because of the great picture of two park rangers releasing the bird, which was tagged with the moniker Owl Jolson during its recovery. A Northern Saw-whet Owl , turned in two months ago in Brooklyn after it was found injured, was released in Central Park today after being rehabilitated.

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More Bad Press for BP

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In this article, they admit they underestimated the scope of the oil slick. This article talks about how BP skipped some testing of cement linings hours before the explosion occured. Tags: oil drilling British Petroleum 2010 oil spill pollution. These cement linings were basically the well's seal.

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More Bad News for Birds in the Gulf

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Here's an article exploring whether it's pointless to try to rescue oiled bird in the Gulf. This article states that most of the oiled birds probably won't even show up before they eventually die, so we'll never know how many have actually been killed. Tags: birds 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico.

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