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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. This quote perfectly sums up the state of the Snowy Owl/birding ethics discussion. Poisoning of wildlife with anticoagulant rodenticides in New York.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guideā€“A Book Review

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An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature. Woodpeckers are a family of focus for Tuttle-Adams.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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Stop the Madness: More Whooping Cranes Shot

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Image above by AP Photo/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.). A reward of $1000 has been offered for information helping authorities track down the shooters; more info is here. Or, rather, jerks who give the vast majority of ethical hunters a bad name.) Another pair of Whoopers has been shot , this time in Louisiana.

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Whatā€™s Up with the ABA?

10,000 Birds

As I wrote in 2019 , the informational shortages that prompted the creation of the ABA no longer exist. If anything, birders confront too much information rather than not enough. The ABAā€™s education programs promote birding skills, ornithological knowledge, and the development of a conservation ethic.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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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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Mastering Bird Photography: A Book Review by an Amateur Bird Photographer

10,000 Birds

In this new book, she puts everything she has learned in over 30 years of wildlife photography down in writing. Also, settings information is fully integrated into the later chapters. Photography & Ethics & Me. There is a lot of information in Mastering Bird Photography , and a lot of different types of information.

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