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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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While having somebody else raise your chicks like an attractive strategy to me, it is not without dangers. Not only does this species directly parasitize other species but also metaphorically, by imitating the sparrowhawks in its appearance and thus deterring potential predators.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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The Red-flanked Bluetail is also the subject of an otherwise relatively unremarkable paper , but it uses the interesting term “autumn obesity” Maybe this Marsh Sandpiper also suffers from autumn obesity? For this reason, the species is evaluated as Vulnerable.” The Eurasian Hobby was another notable raptor of the month.

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The Whistle Blowers

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Let’s briefly look at some of the conservation efforts that have helped in reversing the downward trend. Between 1985 and 1991, the ducks suffered a further drastic decline with fewer than 100 birds estimated from Grand Cayman. First recorded in the Cayman Islands in 1916, the birds were described as “not uncommon&#.

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From Today's New York Times

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July 13, 2010 To the Editor: Today tens of thousands of American farmers don’t even own the livestock they raise, and the conditions they raise animals in are dictated to them by a handful of extremely powerful companies that are concerned only with the bottom line. Gene Gregory President, United Egg Producers Alpharetta, Ga.,

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From Today's New York Times

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Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. Doesn’t he realize that he does not have to engage in this voluntary activity, which causes moral conflict for himself and suffering for the animals? We know that animals suffer as well.

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From Today's New York Times

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Her use of the term food “fashion” is appropriate: many people today do not make informed choices about their diet; rather, they are influenced by trends, advertising and the political correctness of food. I’ve raised a vegan child since conception. To the Editor: Nina Planck’s article touches on a particularly important topic.