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Audubon’s Footsteps

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Denis Clavreul, artist, biologist, and Frenchman, got it into his head to follow the same paths blazed, in the first part of the nineteenth century, by John James Audubon, also an artist and also a Frenchman (born in Haiti) — though not much of a biologist or naturalist. ” In the Footsteps of Audubon.

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Bicknell’s Thrush in Trouble on Wintering Grounds

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For example, the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park is not only the winter resident for many Bicknell’s Thrushes, but also home to many of Hispaniola’s endemic species. The expanse of cloud forest also serves critical, irreplaceable ecological functions for both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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Becoming Sensitized to Animals in Books

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Here is one example. It's a book by Tracy Kidder about Dr. Paul Farmer, an international health advocate who made his name from his work in Haiti and his fight against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR). There were various brief descriptions of the poor animals of Haiti. The cockfights that are so popular in Haiti.

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

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Whether the person is an injured Marine, a child who is different from others, a lonely challenged senior citizen, a curious child, an animal loving human, Henry and Dolly provide listening, loving, caring examples of connection to others. are in circulation. Like the Just Me Project, Henry’s girlfriend Tink has defied expectations.

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