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Birds In a Changing Climate: A Primer

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Though all birds will be somehow impacted by climate change, I think it is important to note that not all will suffer. I doubt we have to worry about Herring Gulls , Ruby-throated Hummingbirds or California Towhees going extinct, though their abundance and distribution will surely shift in time.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The California law adds an arbitrary and unscientific requirement that chickens be prohibited from touching one another or the side of any enclosure. The new law will cost American family farmers, and ultimately California consumers, hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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However, I do think that there are illustrations here that suffer from washed-out blacks and whites that almost blend into the background. This is well worth reading, as the regional descriptions include endemic and range-restricted species as well as fauna, climate, and recent trends.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. Doesn’t he realize that he does not have to engage in this voluntary activity, which causes moral conflict for himself and suffering for the animals? We know that animals suffer as well.