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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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But, he continued, some – but not all – of the researchers drove him nuts. Their attitude was “the rules don’t apply to me, I’m a researcher.” Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song? How it raised its chicks? Researchers can and do provide valuable information.

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Are Published Animal Studies Skewed?

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It raises the question of how useful animal research really is if we only see the studies that show relevant results. Tags: animal research drug companies animal studies. Here's an article in Nature about how many animal studies with negative or inconclusive results go unpublished. Or negative for whatever other reasons?

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Researchers have also found that bobcats and mountain lions exposed to diphacinone and other first generation anticoagulants have an increased susceptibility to mange —to the point where it has caused serious illness and death. Tomcat seemed a better, more aggressive sounding choice than just ‘Cat’.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior. These birds have too much taste.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission. The Philippine Eagle has a kind face.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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At the same time the field is somewhat lacking in people unconcerned with habitat or wild animals, but if Linda says that they do more damage to permafrost than oil companies dumping 94 thousand gallons of oil laced water on the environment, who am I to argue? How it raised its chicks? Enter the Villain of the Piece (Dramatic Music).

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If I didn’t.).