Critter News

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

He refused to eat the seal meat that the local Inuit community offered to the meeting participants, instead eating Arctic char. Real emotional blackmail on the part of the Canadians. They're basically making participants choose between eating seal meat or pissing off the Inuits and risk being called racists. Good for him!

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Seals Meat Canada Emotional 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2015

Instead of Special Weapons and Tactics, think: Sealed With A Trap. Sealed With A Trap. Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. What birds need is their own SWAT team. Here’s the prospective scenario: Neighbor A has a carefully tended backyard, a garden, and two birdfeeders.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. Editor Susan Fox Rogers is a Visiting Associate Professor of Writing at Bard College and an experienced anthology editor.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 185

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

As we coasted through the water, staff member Tom Johnson pointed out basking harbor seals and identified birds for the uninitiated (“Female Lesser Scaup at two o’clock!”) Fueled by Sue’s enthusiasm, our group crowded around excitedly but silently. It’s just …” one camper finally blurted out.

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Puffins Birds Groups West Virginia 253