Birds, Killing and Solomon Islands

Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

She runs Birds of Texas Rehabilitation Center in Austin County, Texas. This attitude of superiority and arrogance can be seen in the recent story about a researcher on the Solomon Islands who mist trapped a bird not seen by scientists for fifty years. Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song?

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Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas

Some thoughts on scientific collecting

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The species was in the news because some scientists had finally managed (or bothered – it’s much the same thing) to locate the population high in the mountains of the Solomon Islands, and catch and photograph one. It’s a scientific collection, and has and is used by scientists to expand what we know about birds.

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Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

Some thoughts on scientific collecting

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