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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

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It's too bad that Latimer's presentation is so obnoxious, as even when he raises what might be valid points, he makes you want to disagree with him.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

10,000 Birds

John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant. ” [[link]. ” [[link]. Which pretty much describes our adventures finding these birds. Only, we didn’t shoot them and collect specimens at the end of the day.)

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Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

10,000 Birds

Here we should see the flightless Lyall’s Wren , once called Stephen’s Island Wrens (after the island they were first described from), as they scurry around the forest floor like mice! In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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In contrast, the females need to make sure not to get duped into raising actual cuckoos – the buntings are a targeted host species ( source ). Unfortunately, Hen Harriers die disproportionally near British Grouse moors – most likely killed illegally by people hunting grouse for sports ( source ).

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