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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area.

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

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And sun bears. There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose. There go my plans for a 10,000 Birds write-in campaign. If it were just the birds, I’d grab my bins and be on the next plane to Asia or Africa. And mosquitos. And leeches. And pit vipers.

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