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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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The proposed primate breeding facility would violate both the letter and the spirit of Puerto Rico’s progressive new law, which strictly limits the use of animals in experimentation. The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S. 2552) place Puerto Rico among the top tier of U.S.

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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

10,000 Birds

All species in every one of these groups is described even if not every single species lives on the ocean, a guideline continued from the earlier volume. The description then goes into detail about adult (breeding and nonbreeding), juvenile, and immature plumage. Perrow, © Maps: Lynx Edicions.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

10,000 Birds

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. The concept of a big year gained significant attention through books, such as “The Big Year” by Mark Obmascik, which chronicled the experiences of birders participating in competitive big years.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

Fostering is a wonderful experience. As a foster parent, you can set certain guidelines with the rescue group as to what type of animal you prefer. A certain breed, age, sex, temperament, that you think will fit into your home. A pet needs time to decompress, to learn trust, to “get over” the shelter experience.

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How to Be a Better Birder: A Review by an Aspiring Birder

10,000 Birds

There is a lot in this chapter about fallouts and tropical storms, but there are also guidelines for analyzing the commonplace, case studies of how shorebirds are grounded by a strong storm system and how increased tailwinds may result in wonderful rarities that have ended up too far north.