10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 179

Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

In addition to troubling questions about its legality, such a facility would also place Puerto Rico behind the curve in the current context of scientific debate about laboratory research involving live animals. Tags: animal experimentation puerto rico animal research primates medical research.

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Puerto Rico Animal Legal Defense Fund Primates Research 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows. Salvin’s Prion.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. Rare Birds was a major source for this book, but Vagrant Birds has a more scientific approach, more synthesis of research, less –actually no–field identification.

Birds 260

Birds Compassion Eagles Science 260

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. The front of this building is the restrooms and the back is a covered education/picnic area.

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Portland Oregon Laws Experience 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Baicich, Margaret A.

America 231

America Industry Squirrels Birds 231

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Experimenting on animals is fun and it helps everyone.even animals! The AALAS Foundation has teamed up with the Whyville Web site to launch the Community Animal Research Environment (CARE), a series of educational games in a virtual laboratory. Talk about an unholy alliance.beef and medical research.

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Medical Research Animal Research Medical Science 100

Critter News

APRIL 18, 2010

Only one of the interesting points in this opinion piece on animal research by Lee Schneider on the Huffington Post. Pippin told me there's a good reason all the other 150-plus medical schools in the country don't use animals in surgical education: There are better ways to teach surgery.

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Medical Tennessee Animal Research Animal 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Zamorano University may be regarded as one of the crown jewels of Latin American higher education, particularly in the areas of agriculture, environmental management, and food science, but this idyllic campus excels for more reasons than simply academics. Zamorano happens to be incredibly birdy.

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Honduras Birds Kentucky Research 137

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* state and Canadian provinces.

North America 213

North America Birds Owls Canada 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. The good included the development of a new, more open, conservation strategy that embraced communication and education of the community.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 230

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Nate Swick is a contributor to 10,000 Birds, American Birding Association (ABA) blog editor and event leader, and environmental educator. The birding process is stripped to the essentials without losing the significance of important, sometimes complex ideas—migration, habitat, research, documentation, community.

Birds 263

Birds North Carolina North America Science 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

To an intermediate-level birder like me, the material in Better Birding –highly focused, detailed, based on the latest research and years of field experience– is daunting, but also fascinating. Sullivan are birders as well as writers, researchers, and organizational administrators, and this makes a big difference.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 253

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In a time of little published information about the rainforests of Central and South America aside from scientific journal articles and the works of 19th-century naturalists, the “little green book,” as it was called, became a must-read amongst nature-oriented travelers and researchers. is remarkable.

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 152

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 213

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 213

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an unconscious cognitive process derived from experience in the field. Dale Rosselet is an educator, and tour leader, associated since 1983 with New Jersey Audubon, where she is currently Vice-president for Education. I am not a stranger to the BBI system.

Birds 170

Birds New Jersey Science Groups 170

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Other wildlife-dependent recreation on national wildlife refuges includes wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation. The 900 acre Maquam bog is designated as a Research Natural Area and the refuge was designated as an Important Bird Area in partnership with the Audubon Society.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

Animal Person

AUGUST 12, 2009

animals in research, in schools or as food). If PCRM can get more people to try a "vegan diet" for 21 days as suggested, which is what in my experience used to be called "strict vegetarianism" (and which is no better), that's an actual decrease in animal use for those people. They're not saying, "try veganism for 21 days."

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Vegan Campaign Advocacy Vegetarian 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. This is where Boase excels. I did often wonder while reading the book whether the result equaled the effort. I was seduced by her customers–their wealth, beauty, scandals, lovers and connections.

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Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 119

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. The concept of a big year gained significant attention through books, such as “The Big Year” by Mark Obmascik, which chronicled the experiences of birders participating in competitive big years.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The Friendship Association is a nonprofit that encourages and sponsors educational and cultural connections between the U.S. These categories include family visits; professional research and professional meetings; educational activities; religious activities; and humanitarian projects. and Cuba.). by Nils Navarro.

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Cuba Birds United States 2000 232

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

The chapter “Vagrants” promotes the joys and difficulties of finding that mega-rarity on your own, giving Lovitch’s own experiences using habitat, geography, and weather to make rarity predictions that unfortunately don’t come true. He currently owns and runs Freeport Wild Bird Supply in Maine.)

New Jersey 236

New Jersey Science United States Birds 236

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Then I started volunteering at The Raptor Center to give educational programs with live birds of prey and my trainer was a master falconer. They know how to trap raptors and if something is interesting nearby, they will try to band it for research. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry. Not always.

Wisconsin 243

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 243

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

In some species accounts, notably Song Sparrow, this text reads as a carefully researched, finely detailed ornithological/historical essay. There is also a strong educational component here. He has an academic background in German and medieval studies, including a Ph.D. in German, and a Labrador Retriever named Gellert.

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North America Sparrows America United States 149

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I realized a curious thing while researching some of the creatures in this guide–some of the common names given for the flying fish appear to have originated with co-author Steve N.G. Howell; I can’t find them anywhere else on the Internet. George is also the co-author of last month’s book, Better Birding , and a friend.

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Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 168

Animal Person

JULY 23, 2009

Books are obvious opportunities for advocacy and vegan education. Querying agents should involve research. In my experience, the biggest problem for prospective authors is that they don't know who their audience is and they say "everybody should read my book and can benefit from it." Think about that.

Vegan 100

Vegan Advocacy Animal Rights Research 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. Mulvihill, Director of Education at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. And, if you are part of an ongoing atlas project in your state, tell us about your experiences.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. More education and restriction of beach activity in certain areas is required to ensure that the conservation efforts of this beautiful bird are developed even further.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 191

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. He started experimenting with silk screening to produce most of his designs, including the images in Birds & Art. White article on bird feeding stations. A tradition was born.

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Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

(SOPI) is the leading ornithological organization and it performs research, education, and outreach. Much of the research regarding Caribbean ecology and ornithology has been conducted in Puerto Rico. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. It also utilizes an entertaining educational format, bursting with energy and fun. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Later introductory chapters are easier reading and educational, especially if you know little about turtles. Lovich and Whit Gibbons bring decades of research and experience to this book. I don’t know if I agree with the authors’ disdain, but I sympathize with their desire for simplicity. Geological Survey.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 199

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The archipelago consists of 17,000 islands stretching out over 2500 miles along the Equator with a varied history of avian research and study, most on the under- or not-studied side. Rheindt, gives an in-depth education on the geographic history and current state of the region. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Introduction.

Indonesia 127

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 127

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. I new him because we enlisted his Dryfus Lion and one of his tigers to carry out experiments with bones (this is something archaeologists do).

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The question makes sense, as Braddock Bay is synonymous with high quality ornithological research in New York west of Sapsucker Woods. Most locals have visited the Braddock Bay Raptor Research hawkwatch platform, although the smart ones only bother in spring when raptors actually use our flyway!

New York 185

New York Birds Owls Research 185