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Interesting Ads In The Wildlife Industry

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As I’ve switched over to paid corporate birding (doing bird surveys for companies that want to put up wind farms or transmission lines), I’ve been fascinated by the world that has been opened to me and differences from the bird feeding world. Here’s a fun one from a company called Advanced Weapon’s Technology.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 5)

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To honor this species, a cosmetics company named an eyeshadow tone after it, the MAC Diamond Dove , “a slightly cool-toned, very dark brown with a matte finish” Isn’t capitalism wonderful? For example, the Diamond Dove is the world’s second-smallest species of the columbidae order ( source ).

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Organizations Putting Animals First

4 The Love Of Animals

Proving that society’s conscience hasn’t been completely compromised, these companies and their employees make it a point to put animals first. Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.

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Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

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It included a video that a production company took with a drone in our park’s corridor. You may think these are extreme situations but we don’t have great laws in place for drones yet. ” Based on the press release date, I assumed it was just big talk and way to drive people to Amazon to shop on Cyber Monday.

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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And, Essay #195, “Our Human Values: The Ugly,” describes the standoff between catfish loving Double-crested Cormorants and catfish farmers in the Missouri Valley. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds). (I

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: In your July 12 editorial “ A Humane Egg ,” you disparage the modern, sanitary housing systems for egg-laying hens, which have improved chickens’ health and well-being, improved consumer food safety and kept eggs a nutritious and economical staple on kitchen tables and restaurant menus nationwide.

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My Loo List

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Today Mark owns and operates the wildlife guiding and biodiversity survey company Desertlife.com.au. Dusky Grasswren has multiple entries as they seem to find a human squatting on a desert mountain fascinating. In 2008 Mark founded the annual Red Centre Bird Week and Twitchathon which occurs each September/October in Alice Springs.

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