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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

There are three to five species described on each page, text on the left, illustrations on the right. I imagine part of the allure of studying mushrooms is the tension between identifying the ones that will kill you (or at the very least give you a tummy ache) and the ones that will make your pizza or salad zing. Species Accounts.

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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

Think of your favorite horror film: A brutal ruthless killer is on the loose, slashing hapless innocent victims to death right and left. After witnessing hours if not days of senseless killing, someone finally musters the courage to take on the killer and delivers what has to be a devastating blow. Then, on July 5, 2007, U.S.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears.

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