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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE

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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE will feature a team of free-divers and conservationists putting their safety on the line to separate myth from reality and dispel negative myths about sharks while raising public awareness about shark species which are being driven to extinction. each year than are killed by sharks all around the globe.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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No doubt he reads that bio and goes “It’s good, but what I really want to do is kill some f ing birds” Linda doesn’t waste any time in deciding which camp Chris belongs to. How it raised its chicks? How it is being affected by human intrusions? Stomach content analysis from collected specimens).

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7 Tips for Creating a Dog-Friendly Yard

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Combat “Dog Spots” The nitrogen content of dog urine tends to kill affected areas of grass. Instead, use raised containers or hanging baskets to add some visual interest to your outdoor space. And you don’t have to completely forgo the pops of color. Make Your Pet Feel at Home.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation. As the names and habitats imply, not all owl species are alike, in behavior, adaptation, relationship to humans, and in how humans perceive them.

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

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I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 If you want to argue that the feral cats should not be killed, fine. Unless we put them there.

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

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What is amazing is that each of these three books is very different in content and tone. We immediately get a sense of the pigeons’ abundance, beauty, and danger to human activity. She portrays humans merged with Passenger Pigeons; the images are then framed to look like 19th century calling cards.

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