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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

10,000 Birds

I am not anti-hunting. The “Crow Down” is a “hunting contest” where both adults and children slaughter as many crows as they possibly can in two days. Some people think it’s just plain fun to kill enormous numbers of animals and pile up their bodies, and when there’s no “bag limit” it’s legal to do so.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

Profile pages, photography groups, and regional birding groups are filled with Snowy Owl photos this time of year. Sharing photos in groups and our profile pages can attract friends who have never seen Snowy Owls and turn them into birders, or just simply open their eyes to the value of one species’ existence. 1999, Holt et al.

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