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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

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On March 11th, RPA sent the governors of all 50 states a letter and two factsheets urging them to help get their land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. Take a moment to tell your governor you agree we must get our LGUs out of the meat industry. Below is a press release about the mailing. Another went out last Friday.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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While it makes a passing attempt to say not all scientists are like these monstrous fiends (or truly arrogant, as she dubs them) it mostly focuses on these monstrous fiends simply to prove that scientists in wildlife conservation can be monstrous fiends, particularly compared to the environment-loving oil industry of Alaska.

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Guide to the Birds of Honduras Translation Project

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He has recorded over 20 new bird records for Honduras, dozens of new butterflies, new orchid records and even new species for science. I’ve done what I can to support the bird industry and modern ornithology in Honduras with my book and bird-guide training courses.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. The New York Times obituary cited the series (and Steiner’s other books, but it was the series that made money) as reshaping the publishing industry in the United States.**. The grand total is 817 species! SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

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News for Northern Spotted Owl Goes From Bad to Worse

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The logging industry has made your existence fraught , and it’s not like you’ve gotten much help from the powers that be. For the past 25 years, you’ve been listed as a Threatened species. It’s hard to be a Northern Spotted Owl , inhabiting old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest.

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When Is Bird Baiting OK?

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Bird feeding is a major industry. We have citizen science projects like Project Feeder Watch headed by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This past winter was very good for the chance to see boreal owl species in the United States. This past winter was very good for the chance to see boreal owl species in the United States.

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Montezuma Winery: Red Wing

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It’s often said that the native wild grape varieties of the New World– of the species Vitis riparia , Vitis labrusca , Vitis aestivalis , and Vitis rupestris – are ill-suited to winemaking in the European tradition. After Alexander’s happy accident, other hybrids followed, and a nascent American wine industry was born.

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