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Birding Acapulco

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Cuba (twice), South America (twice), Europe and Morocco (once) and Bali (once). These goods, purchased with Mexican silver, would then be transported overland through Mexico City, and shipped from Veracruz to Spain. In other words, I travelled, sometimes every weekend. I can only imagine what my life list would be like now, if I had.

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The Vulturine Storks

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European Storks are majestic, they’re graceful and stately and all of the positively connotated adjectives that are applied to birds to which humans have a long and pleasant history rooted deep in our western cultural heritage. In fact, there’s hardly a bird in the world that has such a venerated relationship with us.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Snowy Owls are used in falconry, more so in Europe but they are legal for a few states here in the US. Falconers must always keep their birds somewhat wild so if they get separated or the bird flies off never to return, it can still survive on it’s own without human intervention. Many get their birds from breeders.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress. In an incredible juxtaposition to the fanfare of Barbaro, more than 100,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption. 30, 2007

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Global Warming

Animal Ethics

They conclude: Our results suggest that future anthropogenic [human-generated] emissions would need to be eliminated in order to stabilize global-mean temperatures. s per capita greenhouse gas emissions are twice that of Europe and nearly 8 times that of China. Take public transportation when possible.