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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. Even if you have read about these research projects, Weidensaul’s accounts offer fresh angles and updated information. is through the personal and the specific.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

I am not sure if this is totally true in the widest sense, especially when it comes to the question of WHY birds migrate (I’m asked this question constantly by beginning birders and would love an answer that doesn’t involve a garble of words about magnetic fields, genetics, and scarcity of resources). THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK.

Science 200
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Research for Policy Wonks

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HumaneSpot.org is a unique research website tailored to the needs of animal advocates. They] offer a wide range of useful tools and resources, including nearly 1,000 independent research studies relating to animal issues. Tags: policy. Thanks to Animalblog for the heads up. These people are serious.

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British Center Working On Animal Replacement in Research?

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The group is called NC3E (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research). The Centre funds high-quality 3Rs research, organises workshops and symposia to disseminate and advance the 3Rs, and develops 3Rs information resources and guidelines.

Research 100
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ALF Activists Burn Company That Sells Animals for Research

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Activists from ALF are claiming responsibility for a fire that caused an estimated $300,000 damage to Scientific Resources International. The concept of animals existing as "resources" is utterly despicable, and we vow to do all in our power to run businesses like these into the ground. Tags: ALF.

Research 100
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New Research Shows Crabs Feel Pain

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Overfishing, poor resource management, the view of life as a product for sale, and pure greed is crashing fisheries and destroying beautiful ecosystems. Tags: oceans seafood pain crabs. It happens on the sea too. And it is just as wasteful. Now, it looks like we may be contributing to individual suffering as well.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

Increased scrutiny of practices long considered the norm in wildlife management, including predator hunts, commercial trapping, the legal culling of non-game birds like American Crows, and some of the research protocols used to track and translocate wild animals. Consumptive & Non-consumptive Users. were funded by hunters and 95.1%

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