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Still the Same Hawk: A Review of a Book about Nature and New York by a Native New Yorker

10,000 Birds

I thought of this experience as I read Still the Same Hawk , a collection of twelve essays about nature and New York City, edited by John Waldman. Anne Matthews’ too-brief musings on the possible futures of the city offer cinematic utopian and dystopian possibilities to ponder.

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Animal Rights Zone Launches Today

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New York Times. New York City. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. More >> Animals. More >> Category. More >> Players. More >> Places. Kazakhstan. More >> Year. The number next to each changes with the popularity of the terms (for each blog).

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People Who Want to Ban Circus Animals are Bozos?

Animal Person

In "Council Bozos Want to Ban Circus Animals in City" Ellis Henican ridicules the New York City Council for introducing a bill to ban the "display of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment or amusement." Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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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

10,000 Birds

There are some excellent web guides, like the New York City Audubon “ Birding in NYC” guide , but these are not books. Brian Small’s excellent close-up photographs are supplemented with images by several other photographers, including Michael Danzenbaker and Garth McElroy.

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On the Erosion of Personal Responsibility

Animal Person

In the food arena, a great example of this would be in New York City, where the health department has banned trans fats in restaurants. So if you go to New York now, you can't get trans fats in the restaurants. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Keith, On Sunday, October 4, Farm Sanctuary held the largest Walk for Farm Animals in New York City history. Nearly 700 registrants converged on Central Park, making the event quite possibly the largest gathering of people standing in solidarity with farm animals ever.

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Health

Animal Ethics

Key paragraph: "It’s important that each person take responsibility for taking care of themselves," says Edmund Herrold, a clinical cardiologist in New York City and professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. Here is a story about heart disease. Get a regular checkup.