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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

10,000 Birds

Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider. Or the absence of legal protection. 8) that could not possibly happen in Europe.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

10,000 Birds

Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests by Casey McFarland, Matthew Monjello, and David Moskowitz is an excellent choice for birders interested in bird behavior and for curious naturalists. This is a book that will be read with pleasure and amazement by both birders and nonbirders. Dragan). ==. Donna). ==.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. A newly created U.S.

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