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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Several countries, including Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Greece, Peru, Britain and Paraguay, have already imposed or approved bans. Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal

10,000 Birds

The reasonable rates really do not adequately reflect both the level of comfort and the personalized service ethic. But this does not mean that we as birders have to sacrifice comfort for a fatter wallet! Paradise in Portugal is a perfect example of this. And this place has birds to boot! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

10,000 Birds

These Blasts From The Past Queens Big Day: An Ethical Quandary and More Birds! Moorhen Mania: The splitting and renaming of the Common Moorhen 2010′s Top 10 Developments in Bird Taxonomy and Systematics What is a babbler? Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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