10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. New York Times, March 11, 1996. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mr. Hurst flippantly questions the ability to measure a pig’s happiness, but sound science—not to mention common sense—clearly establishes that mother pigs locked in gestation crates with so little space that they cannot turn around for most of their lives do indeed suffer. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Bird communication is a complex and evolving science. It would love to read more about the ethical considerations that go into using playback for research purposes and how federal rules against playback affect research design. Bird communication is much broader than just vocalization, something I tend to forget.

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