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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

10,000 Birds

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Any buffalo bones from prior to that transition were obviously scavenged.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

Photographs are powerful instruments in sharing the value of species’ existence and increasing the amount of humans who value species such as Snowy Owls. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. Butcher, A. In The Birds of North America (P.

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