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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. Some are portrayed in greater life detail than others but never to the extent that the personality overshadows the science. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

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Birding is discussed as a process that involves finding birds, viewing and hearing birds, taking notes and sketching birds, thinking about habitat and migration, and then, identifying birds. It is process that can be as simple or as complex as you wish, and I think this is where Birding for the Curious is unique.

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

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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. Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5.

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

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Bird communication is a complex and evolving science. 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. Bird communication is much broader than just vocalization, something I tend to forget.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books. However, they usually explain the process in the introduction and describe how the text has been updated.

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How The Bird Got Its Beak

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Along with this ontogenetic reconstruction, the researchers also identified two genetic pathways that are associated with this developmental process. Like this: Apparently it is ethically questionable to create a genetically modified chicken and then hatch it, so approval for that research wasn’t even sought at this stage.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 The writer worked from 1978 to 1990 at Consumers Union as a health and science writer for Consumer Reports Magazine. 4, 2009 To the Editor: I have been a strict vegetarian most of my life, and, as such, I have never lacked reasons—ethical, economic and health-related—to continue this lifestyle. 4): Your article about E.