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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Lead shot injured and killed condors young and old, lead in the carrion they ate, lead in the bullets that hunters shot at them. They weren’t hard to find, but I would have appreciated, if publishing them in the book is too costly, a small collection on the publisher’s web site.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

10,000 Birds

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. A passion for one bird family is also very useful. Jonas D’Abronzo.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

10,000 Birds

Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! The huge population of feral cats undoubtedly is having a detrimental effect on our bird life.

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