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The return of the Old Man

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The EU-funded LIFE+ project, called Reason for Hope, is coordinated by the Austrian association Förderverein Waldrappteam, and is claimed to be the first science-based attempt to reintroduce a migratory species to its area of origin. The ibises were initially trained to follow a microlight aircraft over the Alps.

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10 proofs that rock climbing is birding in disguise

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Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really bird for the hell of it. (5). The best training was to go to the pub, drink 5 quarts of beer, and talk about birding. (7). Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it. Hermann Buhl. Edmund Hillary.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 I agree with what they say wholeheartedly because I’m not trained to do something like that when they are.

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