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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

10,000 Birds

From North Carolina south to Texas, just under half of beaches are developed. Listing will indirectly enhance national and international cooperation and coordination of conservation efforts, enhance research programs, and encourage the development of conservation measures that could help slow habitat loss and population declines.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

10,000 Birds

It looks like the illustrations were created with colored chalk on sandpaper, a terrific idea that didn’t occur to me till I noticed that the authors thank a woodworking shop in North Carolina for “quality sandpaper for the illustrations” I wish they had provided more information about this aspect of the book’s creation.