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Potential Efficiency Improvements

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Supporting local conservation organizations and participating in citizen science initiatives allows us to contribute to the protection of Shanghai’s bird species and their habitats. But anyway, my main point of contention is the style, not the facts. So, I tried again: “This sounds a bit too positive to me.

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

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Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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How it raised its chicks? Science doesn’t work that way! Stomach content analysis from collected specimens). Describing the position that Linda took with regards to the validity of the science as dishonest may have been unfair. Science Schmience. One look at his bio and you know he’s trouble.

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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. This bit of science is a nice final counterpoint to an account that has emphasized art, history, and literature. He effectively brings his point across by presenting facts and images and a little bit of hard science.

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