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The Splendor of Birds and National Geographic: a Book Review

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Take a moment, then, to give thanks for the remaining good ones, the primary example being National Geographic. Its magazine began publication then, too, with the first photographs appearing (over the protests of some board members, who didn’t want their journal being turned into “a picture book”) in 1906.

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Open Season on Bald Eagles

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Many people similarly feel sentimental about Bald Eagles, what with their being the national symbol, but that is just an example of misplaced emotion. People who protest our proposed hunt are trying to strip rights from the hunting public. No bird species should be exempt from harvest.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful. Plus, animals are messy, require feeding and constant care, draw protests, and, yes, can be a bit smelly. This is an important issue.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

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In case you missed the latest news cycle, the seven armed antigovernment protesters thugs pictured above were acquitted last Thursday of federal conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from that takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last winter. Wildlife Refuges Under Attack: 3 Examples of Recent Onslaught.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

Peaceful protests were ignored, as well. Home protests were ignored also. A combination of tactics will force these people to stop torturing animals, he says, and even mentions an example of a researcher who took up non-animal alternatives as a result. This is where Vlasak gets energized.

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Business Birding Basics – part II

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The first time could be forgiven but he kept doing it despite our protests. In some marital tiffs she still mentions him as the example for impatient, unskilled and ignorant me to follow. His lack of knowledge was just annoying, but the third and worst problem was his failure to grasp the concept of binoculars.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. For example, when the U.S. Unfortunately, once we discuss anything beyond this basic point, people vastly disagree on what is right and wrong. This makes perfect sense.