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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. The organization dismantled nearly 9,000 traps on Cyprus last year. Fearing that a natural disaster, introduced species, or disease could wipe this fragile population out, the U.S. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects: A Review

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by Arthur Ransome, 1947, starts with an affectionate recollection of a children’s book, in which a group of kids identify and protect a possibly rare bird (Great Northern Diver?), YOC was the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ Young Ornithologists’ Club. Number 57, Great Northern? Poro-prism binoculars (no.

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