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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

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The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

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With the trend of increasing numbers of wildlife enthusiasts and decreasing numbers of hunters , the National Wildlife Refuge System needs the support of more non-hunters. This is wonderful news right? Eighty years of Duck Stamp sales, $800 million and 6 million acres protected?

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

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Ballantine and Hyman explore how birds communicate and summarize studies on how that communication functions in diverse bird families all over the world. 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.

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On The Respectful Emperor

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When I think about the language that has been used by people who kill animals or have someone else do it for them, a couple of years ago the "compassionate" trend began. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Language animal rights chicken slaughter language Sara Lipka The Atlantic veganism. That's respect.

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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects: A Review

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The expansion to 100 Objects in book format follows a publishing trend of popularizing history; recent examples include A History of the World in 100 Objects , The Civil War in 50 Objects , and even Doctor Who: A History of the Universe in 100 Objects. The series looked at 25 objects.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The new law will cost American family farmers, and ultimately California consumers, hundreds of millions of dollars. Reversing the agricultural trends of the last half century is a policy area where almost everyone’s interests are aligned. Gene Gregory President, United Egg Producers Alpharetta, Ga.,

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Another Reason to Go Vegetarian

Animal Ethics

In recent years, MRSA has been found in retail cuts of chicken, pork, beef and other meats—a particularly worrisome trend since MRSA can be contracted simply by handling infected cuts of meat. Meanwhile, protect yourself and your family from such germs by refusing to purchase or consume any meat produced on factory farms.