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

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Yet Birkhead credits British ornithologist Edmund Selous with sparking the world’s interest in watching rather than killing birds, despite the fact that Bailey’s “interest in bird-watching predates his,” as he admits in a footnote (p. The difference seems to be that Selous had previously killed birds and she had not.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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There is: Growing skepticism about how well the North American Model serves not just the wild animals in our public trust, but also the conservation priorities of non-consumptive users who are the majority users of public lands. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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