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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Author Rebecca Heisman has crafted a book about bird migration, scientific process, and creativity that’s informative, engaging, and inspiring. Each chapter is written historically, illustrating the sometimes unexpected ways in which ideas percolate and information travels.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

10,000 Birds

It’s an ethical dilemma: Let the eagles alone, with the risk that they may die out in 20 years, or film them with as minimal disturbance as possible, with the hope that the visuals will have an impact on people and help extend their existence. PEF Executive Director Dennis Salvatore is devoted but weary.

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Operation Nix-the-Petting-Zoo, Part Deux

Animal Person

I printed pages of information about petting zoos from the Internet, mostly about health risks but also about animal treatment. At the very least, I can keep informed about the activities that are being chosen and always send a letter or comment at the meeting from the vegan perspective. They should never play poker.

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Crossbill Guides: Interview with Dirk Hilbers

10,000 Birds

Besides that, I teach environmental ethics courses for biology students at the university and currently I am working also on an exciting project of producing a simulation game called ecosim (primarily an education tool for students) in which the player has to fulfil conservation tasks in an interactive ecosystem (e.g.

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On Why My Food Bill Just Got a Lot Cheaper

Animal Person

And because that's his premise, he proceeds to investigate both factory farming and smaller operations that include grazing and allowing the animals to live a relatively natural life (after their unnatural beginning and let's not forget about their unnatural end). Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics James E.

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On "Wild Justice"

Animal Person

Narrative from seasoned ethologists provides interpretation informed by their knowledge about a particular species and its behavior, and their attention to context and individual peculiarities" (37). The scientific investigation of morality, in humans and nonhumans alike, is in its infancy" (39). Tags: Books Ethics Language.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

In a manner that’s Malcolm Gladwell meets Freakonomics, which is the fascinating part, Herzog investigates our beliefs and actions regarding nonhuman animals (anthrozoology). He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won’t eat veal. What about their horror?

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