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Not enough Woodpeckers

10,000 Birds

. “I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover.

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Murder Most Wildfowl: A Review of “A Dance of Cranes” by Steve Burrows

10,000 Birds

In Cranes , the reader meets, for the first time, Roy Ducannon, a Canadian RCMP sergeant who has a cool but respectful relationship with his brother-in-law, Jejeune. For one example, a dispute over the old rights to a Motown dance act (of all things) is the cause of the murder at the heart of the book.).

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PETA Targets Live Octopus Meals.in New York!

Critter News

Octopus are highly intelligent creatures.not that ANY creature should suffer like this. PETA is arguing that this practice violates New York's anti-cruelty laws. This link has a video with some examples. Live octopus are apparently being served LIVE in some New York restaurants. Good grief!

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

10,000 Birds

It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”. It’s imperative that local, state, and federal law enforcement ensure the safety of our land managers. Wildlife Refuges Under Attack: 3 Examples of Recent Onslaught. This March 23rd interview with the U.S.

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

10,000 Birds

For example, Theodore Roosevelt’s environmental victories are often cited without comparable mention of non-hunter John Muir’s critical influence over Roosevelt’s thinking on ecology, wildlife and environment. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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The Great Climate Hoax

Animal Ethics

For example, how many people around the world die of extreme cold as opposed to extreme heat, and how would that change if the globe warmed? What is the optimal temperature for the alleviation of suffering, for both humans and sentient nonhuman animals? In law, this is called fraud. Is it any wonder that they are not trusted?

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 4 of 13

Animal Ethics

The last example suggests the difficulty of making a clear distinction between an animal part and an animal product. These people abstain from eggs and dairy products the production of which involves suffering for the animals. Suffering is more than pain. Think of the suffering involved in solitary confinement.