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A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of India

10,000 Birds

Bush loos are not allowed for the risk they involve – local statistics show that tigers more commonly take squatting women! And chapters on geography, habitats and national parks could really use maps to help you get your bearings.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. Unaware of the cruel statistics, Telia slowly walks through the water disappearing towards the next cove, behind now golden grass of the evening. The Telia Lake.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice. I scrambled for a box.

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It’s Time to Move Mothers Day

10,000 Birds

There is powerful force that can be brought to bear on this situation and it is within the ranks of us birders. I totally made this statistic up, of course. .” (And, yes, this did actually happen and I believe her.). How can we make this happen? How can we move Mothers Day to, say, mid-July? Yes, I speak of mother-birders.

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Are You Wearing Man's Best Friend? That Trim on the Hood of Your Jacket Might Be Dog Fur!

Animal Ethics

But when HSUS purchased several of these jackets, the jackets arrived bearing the labels "Made in China" and "genuine raccoon fur." The NY Times article Keith linked to earlier today (see here ) points out that fur sales are up 9% over last year and from this statistic goes on to infer that "fur is back in style." But is it really?

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

Although the statistics do not address the quality of the land purchased or other qualitative factors, it is safe to assume that when it comes to protecting habitat, size matters. Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Top 25 NWRs for birding and percent of acres purchased with MBCF funds: Anahuac NWR (Texas): 80.0%. Billy Frank Jr.

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