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

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The Yangtze River Dolphin (the mammals described here are no less fascinating than the birds), iconic in Chinese culture, had its habitat was destroyed by a combination of human-introduced factors, including the blocking of the dolphins’ echolocation systems by large ships negotiating the river. And remembered.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

10,000 Birds

Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

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Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy. The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure.

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