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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. “A They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. Monte in California agreed: “I’d like some time just to watch healthy wild families.”.

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Rachel Carson: Secret Birder

10,000 Birds

After experiencing the Rachel Carson Commemorative in Duxbury, MA, she was moved to share some little-known facts about this tremendously influential nature writer’s interest in birds… I was thirteen when my mother and I took turns reading aloud the new bestseller, Silent Spring , on family vacation the summer of 1963.

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How to CBC like a Pro

10,000 Birds

The Superbowl of Birding in Massachusetts, while not a CBC, put our winter apparel to the test. They’re a life-saver and well worth asking your friends and family if you’re still in need of a holiday gift. So don’t hold back! There was a variety of food and usually great deserts. It is not to be missed.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). We have already seen that Jonathan thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily. What does he think about killing animals?