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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

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And the book is about much more, ripple effects from what happens when part of a living thing becomes the central ingredient to a highly visual, social, profitable business. Both campaigns led to the establishment of national, influential conservation organizations–National Audubon Society in the U.S.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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One of the reasons I enjoy about reviewing books is the opportunity to read titles I wouldn’t ordinarily encounter, not because they aren’t good but because they don’t fall easily into a category. Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record by Errol Fuller is one of these books. I understand why Fuller created this book.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

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So, yes, there’s plenty enough information about migration in the book to justify the subtitle. Kaufman knows that duck hunters can be ardent, loving conservationists, too. Kaufman is a terrific writer and A Season on the Wind is a terrific book. ” A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration.

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

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This is the birding adventure book supreme. Gooddie gets the book off to a quick start by describing his love affair with pittas (“the ultimate forest prize”), and detailing his decision to give up a good career as sales director of an audio manufacturing company (“my life was out of whack”). (He And pit vipers. And sun bears.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

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She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. I also wanted you to know about the Who’s Your Good Dog Campaign. My second favorite rescue story is that of Hunter, a beagle-ish dog that my daughter and son-in-law adopted from a shelter in Massachusetts. Tags: books guest post.

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

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I’m extremely grateful to Paul for taking the initiative in raising awareness of this NWR campaign. I’ve long advocated for a habitat stamp strickly for birders as some of us don’t want to be labeled as hunters. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1.

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