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The Inuit Point of View on Polar Bears

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Here's an article in the Nunatsiaq News that talks about polar bear conservation from the Inuit point of view. The Inuit harvest, or hunt, polar bears in Canada. "In But not with polar bears." He said that a lot of Inuit feel betrayed by the animal rights movement, and by some biologists when it comes to polar bears.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

10,000 Birds

He does find out that some have recently been made when he arrives in Uganda, stupendous news). And sun bears. And, good news! There go my plans for a 10,000 Birds write-in campaign. So little is known about Green-breasted Pitta, that he cannot get a definite location for the bird, or a recording of its display call. (He

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. Trump’s presidential campaign was his promise to build a “great wall” along the border with Mexico. A key part of Donald J.

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