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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ The Bluefin Slaughter ” (editorial, Nov. He was the legendary sport fishing captain of the Chantey I, II and III, the inventor of skip baits and a lover of the oceans. 17): As a young man I was privileged to work for and to know Capt. Mayo II of Provincetown, Mass.

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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

Fish and Wildlife Service. However, the age of the Golden Gooney was to come to a brutal end; beginning in the late 1800′s, they were being slaughtered by the millions for their feathers at their breeding colonies. In 2011 their population was estimated at over 3,000 individuals, increasing steadily at 5-8% every year.

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