Animal Person
DECEMBER 17, 2009
I mistakenly believed that geography would solve any problems I had: that once positioned where all of nature is respected, and people are working toward the common goal of protecting the environment, I would be in that elusive place we spend our lives searching for—home. He was groaning and whimpering, and his eyes spoke of grave injustice.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2013
Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string. The aim of the game was to band raptors, and specifically to band Golden Eagles. To understand, and thus to protect. It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. Enough to draw the attention of a predator. And Science requires Sacrifice.
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