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

10,000 Birds

the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) The difference seems to be that Selous had previously killed birds and she had not.

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Seabird City Spectacular

10,000 Birds

Here in the British Isles we are lucky enough to have some of the largest and most important seabird colonies in Europe. After being killed they were plucked and salted for consumption during the winter. These birds are all cliff nesters. The largest colony is on the island of St Kilda, far off the coast of West Scotland.

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