A First Christmas Bird Count Experience
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
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Gross Monkey Experiment
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MAY 24, 2010
Tags: animal research macaque. Two of the three macaques receiving the active gel remained uninfected after seven weeks of being exposed to SHIV. The third macaque became infected after seven challenges, while the macaque that received a placebo gel became infected after the third exposure.
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Protest To Stop Pointless Radiation Experiments
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DECEMBER 5, 2009
PETA organized protests to stop these stupid radiation experiments on spider monkeys. Tags: animal research Stupid primates NASA. The purpose is to determine how astronauts would fare on the way to Mars. We can't even get out of Afghanistan and we're going to Mars. Give me an effing break.
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Two Examples of Mice Experiments - Valid or Not?
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OCTOBER 24, 2009
I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. Here's another experiment using mice to determine whether stress and chemicals in plastic is leading to messed up male genitals and, therefore, infertility.
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NYT Equine Thought Experiment
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MARCH 18, 2009
And that fact gives rise to a thought-experiment. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. They also found evidence on pottery fragments that “very likely” came from mare’s milk fat — a sign that the horses were being milked. So far I'm not seeing the mutual benefit.
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Millions of Animals Used in EU Experiments
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MAY 15, 2009
If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research. I really hope this passes.
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FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment
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MARCH 23, 2009
It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S. Weather conditions were also similar.
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NASA Funds Radiation Experiments on Monkeys
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NOVEMBER 7, 2009
Another animal experiment I would not support as a US taxpayer. Tags: animal experimentation NASA. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are calling attention to it. The research project, led by Jack Bergman of McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate in Belmont, Mass.,
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100 Two Blogs, Two Views on Experimenting on Chimps
Critter News
MARCH 15, 2009
Here's a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania with an interesting post about the same issue, wondering how much we really need to experiment on chimps. Tags: chimpanzees medical research animal welfare. Here's his post about it.
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NASA May End Monkey Radiation Experiments
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NOVEMBER 20, 2010
Tags: animal research primates NASA. Not sure yet, but it could happen per this action alert from Physicians for Responsible Medicine.
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What the rings reveal
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2024
That’s why the current trend to radio-tag birds reveals so much more than ringing, though it is of course vastly more expensive. Rings are not the only way of marking birds, and with a number of species wing tags are more often used. When I photographed the Red Kite ( above ) near my home in Suffolk I hadn’t noticed its wing tags.
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Why Do I Keep a Neighborhood Bird List?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Each time, a small notebook tagged along with me, and I would note the bird species I spotted, then put it away. I imagine it’s a similar sense of well being that bakers get when their 99th cookie is as perfect as their 100th, that joggers feel when they reach a mile target or new record, that gamers experience when they beat a level.
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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” ” California Condors are thriving now, mostly, but Osborn’s experiences in the early 2000’s were years of triumph and heartbreak. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”
Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2019)
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 27, 2019
Even better, my daughter tagged along for her first SEOWs and a bunch of other new winter specialties! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Conditions were good Sunday evening for a run to Nations Road IBA to catch the Short-eared Owl gloaming. How about you?
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2018)
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2018
A trio of Peregrine Falcons playing tag in the updrafts off the cliff edge was a pleasure and any one of the three was Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?
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Hawking for Nighthawks
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AUGUST 5, 2020
Especially as we were at the time about to experience a rapidly advancing tropical storm. The vocal seedeaters remain prized possessions for many rural citizens here, some have heavy price tags around their necks; unfortunately confining them to a lifetime of incarceration. Common Waxbills.
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Increase in Dutch Animal Testing
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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Dutch researchers carried out 592,665 experiments on animals last year, a 2.5% More than half the experiments were carried out for academic research and one third of those were for medical research. More than half the experiments were carried out for academic research and one third of those were for medical research.
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Anti-Vivisection Activists Address Scottish Parliament
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OCTOBER 5, 2010
Dr Ray Greek, President of Americans for Medical Advancement and consultant Dr Andre Menache will be joining the animal charity in asking MSP's and the Scottish Government to take urgent action to end the use of animals in experiments. We requested data from the Home Office on animal experiments in Scotland and the figures are grim.".
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Ex NASA Employee Joins PETA Protest
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JULY 31, 2010
April Jean Evans was a NASA engineer, but resigned her position in protest over radiation experiments on monkeys. She's living with her brother now and falling into debt, but she is dedicated to working with PETA and other organizations to try to ban primates in experiments. That takes a lot of courage and conviction.
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Snowy Owl vs. Peregrine Falcon
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2013
In this video, two Peregrine Falcons take turns dive-bombing the owl, which does not like the experience one bit. Can you blame it? In addition to the video, Tom was kind enough to share a few photos of the individuals involved in the interaction as well. All I can say is “Wow!
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Tests Involving the Burial of LIVE PIGS Are Halted
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JANUARY 18, 2010
An experiment in which anesthetized pigs were buried alive in snow to learn how humans live or die in avalanches was halted today in Austria after animal-rights groups denounced the research as cruel and useless. The two-week experiment involving 29 pigs began Tuesday in the Western Austrian Alps. From USA Today.
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AUGUST 2, 2010
Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales. In four years it experimented on 157,839 mice, 17,324 rats, 11,096 fish, 1,941 birds, 1,253 guinea pigs, 933 pigeons, 884 frogs, 207 cats, 54 rabbits and 18 tree shrews from the tropics of south-east Asia.
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JULY 22, 2012
In fact, I’m about ready to drop from exhaustion because of the 14th annual Chicken Inferno; here’s why… Details about the event will come later in the week, but for now I’ll tag Eastern Meadowlark as my Best Bird of the Weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend?
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171 Harvard Medical School Facility Accused of Improper Research Reporting
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OCTOBER 21, 2010
An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals. Department of Agriculture, which enforces the Animal Welfare Act.
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UK Records Increase in Animal Testing
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JULY 26, 2009
experiments were performed on animals last year, a rise of 454,000 or 14% on the previous year, the Home Office said. The experiments range from small procedures such as taking blood and tissue samples to invasive brain surgery and inducing incurable diseases such as Parkinson's and cancer. Bad news from the Guardian.
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JANUARY 15, 2010
They're trying to get documentation regarding the 100 dogs and cats sold to the University of Utah for medical experiments. Tags: animal research.
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PETA Sues the University of South Dakota
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FEBRUARY 8, 2010
They're trying to get records released on animal experiments. Tags: university research university of south dakota PETA.
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AUGUST 26, 2010
However, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to move the chimpanzees—many of them at least 30 years old—to the Southwest National Primate Research Facility in San Antonio, Texas, where they can be used in painful, invasive experiments.". Tags: chimpanzees animal research primates National Institutes of Health new mexico.
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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab
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MARCH 6, 2010
It will house rodents for use in experiments. Setting up experiments to try and develop new insights that would be even before the drug development phase. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money?
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Support the Great Ape Protection Act
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MARCH 7, 2009
End the use of chimpanzees in animal experiments. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. It's unconscionable.
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NOVEMBER 12, 2009
Failed to ensure that experiments minimized discomfort, distress and pain to the animals. In one case, up to 17 kittens from three litters died or were euthanized -- with no experiment data generated -- after injections to induce hydrocephalus. Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA.
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MARCH 14, 2010
World Week for Animals in Laboratories (April 17-24) exposes their plight and the broken federal research funding system that perpetuates outdated animal experiments at the expense of modern and more humane technologies. Tags: animal research Obama. Please do not advertise to sell your pets. Gundl Bhutani Sarasota.
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RSPCA Collects 68,000 Signatures Supporting an End to Animal Research
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
But how many animal research supporters (non-scientists) actually step into a room and observe an experiment? 68,315 people signed an online RSPCA petition stating "We, the undersigned, call on the British Government to work towards ending the use of animals in experiments, replacing them with humane alternatives.". It upsets them.
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Critter News
OCTOBER 9, 2010
Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animal research. Tags: university of florida animal research activism primates. Wonder if that could get activists into trouble under AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.)
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New Mexico Governor Opposes Chimp Transfer
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AUGUST 19, 2010
The animals can be used again for medical experiments if transferred to the Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio, Texas. Tags: chimpanzees animal research animal laboratories Texas new mexico. Richardson said NIH appeared to be "holding steadfast" to its plan and he vowed to continue opposing it.
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Benicio del Toro Writes Letter Opposing Monkey Breeding Facility in Puerto Rico
Critter News
OCTOBER 5, 2009
As you might remember, Bioculture—a company that supplies primates to laboratories—plans to capture monkeys from their homes in Mauritius, hold them captive in Puerto Rico, and then sell thousands of their babies for use in painful and deadly experiments around the world. Tags: animal experimentation.
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100 A Trip to an Animal Lab
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NOVEMBER 5, 2009
They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.). Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech.
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European Union Screws Apes Used in Medical Research
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JUNE 4, 2009
Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Tags: europe animal research medical research. Oh, but if you actually FEEL something, you might actually THINK about what you are doing.
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Animal Activists Continue Attacks on Max Mara
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
We explore and experiment with techniques for fighting using what is within our reach. Tags: ALF Max Mara. The warning was false, but an action as simple and with so few risks can disrupt the normal operation of a business, causing them to lose money and creating a climate of suspicion. For the animals.".
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100 eBird Photo Quizzes: A Great Way to Prepare for a Trip
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JUNE 4, 2018
But my experiences in Belize and Honduras give me a good basis in the birds of the region and I have plenty of time to study and learn what to expect with the endemics. You can also “tag” the photo with additional information, like if the bird is in the hand or if there is a watermark added by the photographer.
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105 Another Depressing Oil Spill Story!
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JULY 21, 2010
A major environmental experiment is underway,” Ron Kendall, director of the Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University, told AFP. Tags: marine life 2010 oil spill pollution Gulf of Mexico.
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Beagles Rescued from Bankrupt Lab
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JULY 5, 2010
One hundred and twenty beagles who faced lifetimes being used in medical research experiments have been freed — just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. Tags: animal research dogs Best Friends animal laboratories. From ohmidog! a site for dog lovers. and Elmsford, N.Y.,
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Chimpanzees Mourn Their Dead?
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APRIL 27, 2010
It makes it even harder to subject chimps to experiments if you keep discovering these human similarities. Tags: chimpanzees jane goodall animal research. Commenters state that Jane Goodall herself witnessed mourning with the Gombe chimps. I'm sure many will dismiss these studies regardless.
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