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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But bulls are not cars, but rather living beings that experience pain and suffering. Bull riding events in rodeos are notorious for using spurs, flank straps and electric prods to promote bucking and to control the bull. This is music to the ears of advertisers.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

10,000 Birds

What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. I am often guilty of neglecting “place&# when birding. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

10,000 Birds

Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. It was introduced here at the Sundance Festival, noted as both a New York Times and an L.A.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Chris’s recent New York Times article, “ Three Years After a Fateful Day in Central Park, Birding Continues to Change My Life ,” adapted from this book, encapsulates that essence. Because being a birder means you experience life through that framework. It is not what I expected, totally.

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