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Pied Oystercatcher nesting

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To the north they are very unlucky with predation before the eggs even hatch out, but to the south the eggs hatch out and then the predation occurs on the chicks. Thankfully with the longevity of this species it appears the population is fairly stable, but this may not always be the case if predation continues at the rate that it is.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. The plethora of approaches to the feral Cat problem is not an outcome of a diversity of great ideas; it is the ugly chimera of inappropriate compromise among biased and often poorly informed stakeholders. Which would be even worse.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. The guide covers 477 species, an expansion of 35 from the second edition, which was published in 1991. The AOU has not accepted that split.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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Excuse the sudden and random departure from the typical self-aggrandizing and narcissistic ornithophilic content. What’s even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species. That will return next month. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. For example, when the U.S.