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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. He’s also Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wheaton College, Massachusetts. I wish I had read this book. They complement Kricher’s text.,

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. High Technology. Personal Things. “A

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Birding Magee Marsh

10,000 Birds

My first visit, in the company of my Massachusetts-based birding buddy, Christopher Ciccone , was in the late morning of Saturday, 17 September, and we merely and metaphorically touched our toes to the deep waters of the Magee Marsh boardwalk.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. According to the Newsweek article "Breast on a Plane" just linked-to above, last year Victoria’s Secret would not allow women to breastfeed in their stores in Wisconsin and Massachusetts. How sick and twisted is that.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

For example, the famous Framingham heart study has been tracking the daily living and eating habits of thousands of residents of Framingham, Massachusetts since 1948. Dr. Dean Ornish has also documented the heart-protective effects of plant-based diets, as has Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic.