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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

10,000 Birds

In the slightly frighteningly named journal “Science of The Total Environment”, there is a paper on organochlorine compounds in Purple Heron eggs nesting in sites located around a chloralkali plant (Ebro River). Summary result: relevant chemicals emitted by the plant can be found in the eggs.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

Critter News

It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." Change Of Heart provides science-based answers to many questions that are hotly debated among animal activists. And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products?

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