10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2021
And it prohibits human infrastructure, e.g. , roads, buildings, dams, and pipelines, etc. At more than 15 million acres, California is the only other state with more than 5 million acres of wilderness. It is the only federal research group dedicated to studies needed to manage the National Wilderness Preservation System.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2021
And, that sparrow I heard in California that sounded so different really is a Song Sparrow?” The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world.
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Animal Ethics
MAY 28, 2012
This is human chauvinism. The anthropomorphic side reads: "It is anthropomorphic to attribute characteristics to nonhumans that belong only to humans." The human chauvinism side reads: "It is chauvinistic not to attribute characteristics to those nonhumans who have them and to persist in the conceit that only humans do."
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2012
Birders in Northern California have been treated to rare sightings of several species, sending avid twitchers from all over the west in our direction. Personally, I’m waiting for the irruption of Snowy Owls to reach northern California! They also can be easily attracted to nest boxes (plans available here ).
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2014
So it was almost out of a sense of duty that the group of birders parked the bus at urban Telocote Park and unloaded to walk along the concrete viaduct in search of these unwanted, but still desired, birds. And why not make a trip, even if it’s undeniably less exciting than a California Thrasher or a Heerman’s Gull.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. The industry sued California, arguing that Section 599f is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2013
Clapper Rails , as currently defined by the AOU, occur along the coasts of North and South America and Caribbean islands, and inland in southern California and Arizona. In California and Arizona, however, Clapper Rails are brightly colored and occur in both salt and freshwater environments.
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