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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Orange Is the New Beak, and a Dead Parrot (No Joke!)

10,000 Birds

Planning on birding Kenya? In a nod to Dr. Evil, a utility company in Hawaii is using lasers to keep birds from its wires and poles. News Bell Miner Birds Eurasian Blackbird kenya Zebra Finches' Also in Australia, Bell Miner Birds may be damaging forests. Then you’ll want to check out this new book.

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Birding by Volunteering

10,000 Birds

The first time I went was for my Masters Field Trip, studying tropical ecology in Kenya (otherwise known as the best month of my life). In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. The second trip was for my masters project ( the one with the cave ). Amazing stuff.

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

Corwin tells the story of the Maasai of Kenya, whose culture involved disdain for and slaughter of lions. It's important to note that Corwin doesn't think he has all of the answers. We can stop using animals and "allocate resources" to educate Homo sapiens worldwide to change their relationship to the animals around them.